| BASICINSTINCT | 1992 film which brought Sharon Stone international fame |
| PETERGRIMES | 1945 opera which brought Benjamin Britten international fame (5,6) |
| AMELIE | Film that brought international fame to Audrey Tautou (6) |
| IBSEN | Which playwright (Henrik ___) gained international fame with 1867's Peer Gynt? (5) |
| STLOUIS | Which Missouri city gained international fame with its 1904 World's Fair? (2,5) |
| ANNAN | Scots town of international fame (5) |
| ALIMACGRAW | Actress who rose to international fame in Love Story (1970) |
| WATERGATE | Scandal which brought down US President Nixon |
| CRIMEANWAR | Hostilities which brought assassination, perhaps, to Sadat |
| POTHERB | Vacated pub into which brought different fragrant plant (3,4) |
| TRACTION | Pioneering Citroen which brought front-wheel drive to the masses (8) |
| AVANT | Pioneering Citroen which brought front-wheel drive to the masses (5) |
| ABCO | Chicago blues label which brought us Morris Pejoe, Zono Sago etc (4) |
| MEGASTARDOM | International fame |
| SILLS | "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." She was an American operatic soprano who won international fame many years before her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1975, at a |
| SHEBA | Ancient kingdom the queen of which brought valuable gifts to King Solomon (5) |
| FULL | _ House, US sitcom of the 1980s and 90s which brought us the Olsen twins (4) |
| LASVEGAS | Learning from __, 1972 book which brought postmodern architecture to wider attention (3,5) |
| ERCI | What is the acronym for the 2010 European initiative which brought together railway industries from 17 countries and is the sector's largest 823 networking organisation? (4) |
| BASIC | - Instinct, 1992 Sharon Stone film (5) |
