| RODNEYMARSH | Australian wicketkeeper who died on the same day as 1A and who claimed 355 Test dismissals in his career |
| MARSH | Rodney, Australian wicket-keeper who made 355 Test dismissals (5) |
| ACRYLIC | The sort of paint used by Hockney in his California swimming pool series |
| MAGIC | Conjuring tricks - such as 1A might perform (5) |
| KNOTT | Alan ---, record holder for most Test dismissals as a wicketkeeper for England |
| ALANKNOTT | Wicketkeeper who effected a record 269 Test dismissals for England |
| SLEEPLESS | Pares back - not as much as 1A resident? |
| TUPAC | Dre was featured on his "California Love" |
| ABE | ___ Lyman & His California Orchestra, popular 1920s-'40s band |
| CERVANTES | Spanish writer of the book "Don Quixote", who died on April 23rd 1616, the same day as Shakespeare (9) |
| ADAM | The only Australian wicketkeeper to have captained both the test and one-day teams, ... Gilchrist |
| OATES | Captain Lawrence ---, Antarctic explorer who died on the return leg of a 1912 expedition to the South Pole (5) |
| INGMAR | Auteur who died the same day as his contemporary Michelangelo |
| PROKOFIEV | Russian composer (surname) who died on precisely the same day as Joseph Stalin (9) |
| SHAKESPEARE | English playwright who died on April 23rd 1616, the same day as Cervantes (11) |
| ALDOUSHUXLEY | Which English novelist and short-story writer died the same day as John F Kennedy? (6,6) |
| CHARLESDARWIN | Which naturalist and author was born on February 12, 1809, the same day as Abraham Lincoln, both men becoming slavery abolitionists? (7,6) |
| HOWARD | Queen of England whose wedding was on the same day as the execution of Thomas Cromwell (9,6) |
| CATHERINE | Queen of England whose wedding was on the same day as the execution of Thomas Cromwell (9,6) |
| WAR | Film released on the same day as 'Coolie', starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, earning over Rs 190 crore domestically. (3) |
