| ATBARA | Battle of the Second Sudan War fought on April 8, 1898 (6) |
| SPIONKOP | Battle in the Second Boer War fought on a hill by the Tugela River (5,3) |
| CANNAE | Major battle of the second Punic War where Hannibal defeated eight Roman legions in 216 BC (6) |
| EMMETTKELLY | Memorable Big Top star born 12/8/1898 |
| MAGENTA | Dye named after a battle of the Second Italian War of Independence (7) |
| SHILOH | Second great battle of the American Civil War, fought in Tennessee in 1862 (6) |
| TOWTON | Battle of ?, North Yorkshire conflict in the Wars of the Roses fought on Palm Sunday, March, 1461 (6) |
| NASEBY | Civil War battle in Northamptonshire, fought on June 14 1645 (6) |
| KILTED | Knight fought on horseback, losing head in traditional fashion? (6) |
| ARROWS | Missiles or wars fought with them? (6) |
| STONEYCREEK | Battle of ___, conflict of the War of 1812 between British and American armies fought on June 6, 1813 in Ontario (6,5) |
| VANISHINGACT | Magician's staple ... and what will happen in the sky on April 8, 2024 |
| EDGEHILL | Pitched battle of the English Civil War fought between some 15,000 Parliamentarians and 14,000 Royalists on October 23, 1642 (8) |
| ARYA | Which uncapped player scored a hundred for Punjab in the IPL versus CSK on April 8, 2025? (4) |
| GETTYSBURG | Battle of -, conflict of the American Civil War fought in July, 1863 (10) |
| MYTILENE | Naval battle of the Peloponnesian War fought in 406 BC (8) |
| BORODINO | Bloody battle of the Napoleonic Wars fought 70 miles west of Moscow on September 7 1812 |
| TOTALECLIPSE | Celestial event that occurred on April 8, 2024 |
| AUSTERLITZ | The battle of _(aka battle of the Three Emperors), fought on 2 December 1805; it was a great victory for Napoleon (10) |
| ARMAGEDDON | In the Bible, the scene where the final battle will be fought on the Day of Judgement (10) |
