| TRAFALGAR | A cape on the southwest coast of Spain, scene of the decisive naval battle in which Nelson was mortally wounded (9) |
| PARCAE | In Roman mythology, collective name of Nona, Decima and Morta aka the Fates (6) |
| ENEMY | One may be morta |
| LEPANTO | Port in Greece between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras that was the scene of a 1571 naval battle in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League |
| HOOK | The -- of Holland, a cape on the south-west coast of the Netherlands (4) |
| ABOUKIRBAY | Site of the Battle of the Nile in which Nelson defeated the French (7,3) |
| MARKETBOSWORTH | Small town near the site of the decisive final battle of the Wars of the Roses (6,8) |
| ELALAMEIN | Which town in Egypt was the site of the decisive British victory over the German Afrika Korps in October 1942? (2,7) |
| BATTLEOFTRAFALGAR | Naval engagement of 1805 in which Nelson was mortally wounded |
| ILLETES | Small resort on the southwest coast of Mallorca, between Bendinat and Cas Catala, known for its sandy beaches (7) |
| MASADA | Mother sorrowful by a site of a Jewish revolt near the southwest coast of the Dead Sea (6) |
| LEONE | Sierra _, country on the southwest coast of West Africa (5) |
| AYR | Town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland (3) |
| PAPHOS | City and tourist resort on the southwest coast of Cyprus (6) |
| MALABAR | A region along the southwest coast of India, between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats (7) |
| PALMA | Capital and largest city of the Balearic Islands, on the SW coast of Majorca (5) |
| OKTOBER | Month in which Nelson was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (7) |
| OCTOBER | Month in which Nelson was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (7) |
| SKAW | A cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland Skagen (4) |
| ARRAN | Island in the Firth of Clyde off the southwest coast of Scotland |
