| ALLENSTANFORD | Antiguan 20/20 cricket promoter, jailed for 110 years in the USA in 2012 for fraud (5,8) |
| SLAM | Martina Hingis was the youngest player in 110 years to win tennis' Grand ... |
| SPEARS | Surname of Britney, pop star judge on The X Factor USA in 2012 (6) |
| ONETERM | Six years, in the US Senate |
| TAYLORSWIFT | Fearless country singer who collaborated with rapper B.o.B on Both of Us in 2012: 2 wds. |
| OREO | 110-year-old snack brand |
| CHARLESMANSON | US cult leader who was jailed for life in 1971, and died in 2017 |
| HALLUCINATING | Chill with Antiguan, tipsy, under the influence? (13) |
| CURTLYAMBROSE | Antiguan paceman. Courtney Walsh's Test bowling partner (6.7) |
| MLK | The third Monday in January is a national holiday in the USA in honour of whom? (1,1,1) |
| ADELE | British singer who won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2012 for "21" |
| OCTAVIASPENCER | Winner of a best supporting actress Oscar in 2012 for her role in The Help |
| SPAM | Grasp a marigold - and find canned ham, the trade name of which was registered in the USA in 1937 (4) |
| NEW | Largest city in the USA in a state of the same name (3,4) |
| YORK | Largest city in the USA in a state of the same name (3,4) |
| JIVE | Dance which originated in the USA in the 1930s (4) |
| BEBOP | Style of jazz developed in the USA in the 1940s (5) |
| DOLLAR | Pop duo in Reborn In The USA in 2003 (6) |
| INDEPENDENCEDAY | Celebration which was made a national holiday in the USA in 1870 (12,3) |
| BLUES | Music that originated in the Deep South of the USA in the late 19th Century (5) |
