| ROCKALL | Atlantic outcrop, annexed by UK in 1955 |
| EARTHANGEL | Single by The Crew-Cuts that reached number 4 in the UK in 1955 |
| ASANTE | One of the spellings of an empire and region in modern-day Ghana that was annexed by Britain in 1902 |
| OLDS | Princely state of north-central India, annexed by Britain in 1856 |
| OUDH | Princely state of north-central India, annexed by Britain in 1856 |
| ASCENSION | Island in the South Atlantic, North West of Saint Helena, claimed by Britain in 1815 (9) |
| DAVISCUP | International tennis trophy won by Great Britain in 2015 |
| BOERWAR | Either of two conflicts fought by Britain in S Africa |
| CAPITOL | Building partly burned by Britain in 1814 |
| CRANE | Former Hull FC, Leeds and Hull KR forward capped by Great Britain in 1982 (5) |
| MICK | Former Hull FC, Leeds and Hull KR forward capped by Great Britain in 1982 (4) |
| STARFISH | ___ sites, large-scale nighttime decoys created by Britain in WWII to simulate burning cities (8) |
| PAINTERMAN | 1966 song by UK band The Creation, covered in 1979 by Boney M |
| LEGO | Named Toy of the Century in 2000 by UK retailers. (4) |
| LAVATORY | Volcanic discharge by UK MP in toilet (8) |
| MONEYFORNOTHING | Best-selling single by UK rock band Dire Straits, from the 1985 album Brothers in Arms (5,3,7) |
| PREMIUMBONDS | Government securities held by UK citizens that give money prizes allotted by a draw held at intervals (7,5) |
| SOBRIQUET | Nickname thus needed by UK citizen - what Parisian introduced |
| HELIGOLAND | Small island in the North Sea ceded by Britain to Germany in 1890 in exchange for Zanzibar (10) |
| JELLYBEANS | The Beatles were pelted with ____ on their 1964 US tour, more painfully than by UK fans with similarly-named sweets |
