| ALICIAKEYS | American musician who co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit organization Keep a Child Alive: 2 wds. |
| AVON | Actress Reese Witherspoon became the global ambassador for this cosmetic giant in 2007 |
| LOUIE | Activist ___ Crew Clay, founder of the nonprofit Integrity USA |
| DENVER | Where Chipotle was founded and is headquartered |
| INTERNET | How is the global system of connected computer networks more commonly known? (8) |
| YSL | Brand for global ambassadors Austin Butler & Dua Lipa |
| IDLER | The -; magazine co-founded and edited by Tom Hodgkinson (5) |
| KISS | US rock band noted for its members' face paint; co-founded and fronted by Gene Simmons (4) |
| NEWMARKET | Market town in 15 across that is the global centre of thoroughbred horseracing (9) |
| WONDERWOMAN | Fictional superhero appearing in comic books who is a founding member of the Justice League and an ambassador of the Amazon people: 2 wds. |
| WAYNE | Jeff ---, American musician who released a musical version of HG Wells' The War Of The Worlds in 1978 (5) |
| TYRANNOSAURUSREX | Found in Saskatchewan in 1991, Scotty is the nickname of the prehistoric skeleton of one of these, and is the largest ever discovered in the world: 2 wds.. |
| POIROT | Detective who likes order, method and a petit dejeuner of toast cut into neat little squares and eggs of identical size - he has an egg-shaped head, a brilliantly waxed moustache and is the brainchild |
| MOFARAH | Who was the ambassador of the Mumbai Marathon held in January 2025? (2, 5) |
| NILE | ___ Rodgers, US musician who co-founded the disco band Chic in 1972 (4) |
| ALPERT | Herb ___, American musician who is the A of A & M Records |
| JEFFWAYNE | American musician who released a musical adaptation of H G Wells's novel The War of the Worlds in 1978 (4,5) |
| CHAMONIX | Short name for the resort on the north side of Mont Blanc that hosted the first Winter Olympics and is the starting point of the Haute Route ski touring trail ending in Zermatt (8) |
| GREATTIT | Green, yellow and black garden bird whose call is often considered a harbinger of spring and is the largest of the six species within its family (5,3) |
| FOXGLOVE | Herbaceous plant with purple, yellow or white bell like flowers, though the Balearic variety is usually a lighter pink in colour, it is toxic but has medicinal uses and is the source of the heart-stim |
