| MESSINES | Belgian village, scene of a successful attack by British and Anzac troops in June 1917 (8) |
| SPEED | "The primary factor in a successful attack," per Lord Mountbatten |
| BLENHEIM | German village, scene of Marlborough's victory over the French and Bavarians in 1704 (8) |
| BORODINO | Russian village, scene of an 1812 battle in which Napoleon defeated the Russians (8) |
| WIGHTMAN | - Cup, annual tournament contested by British and American ladies' tennis teams between 1923-89 (8) |
| ABERFAN | Welsh mining village, scene of a major disaster in 1966 caused by the collapse of a slag heap (7) |
| VARIABLE | Irregular victory song by British and the French (8) |
| ACHIEVER | First Lady falling into rocking chair is the subject of a successful story (8) |
| CONQUEST | Result of a successful invasion (8) |
| ELALAMEIN | Egyptian village, scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces in 1942 (2,7) |
| CALLBACK | Result of a successful audition |
| NOPICNIC | Difficult; result of a successful Yogi Bear scheme? |
| DRESDEN | Capital of Saxony largely destroyed in a firestorm by British and American bombers in 1945 (7) |
| ALDERMASTON | Berkshire village, scene of demonstrations in the 1950s and 1960s (11) |
| VICTORIA | It connects Anzac Bridge with Parramatta, ........ Road (8) |
| ROSEMARY | Herbaceous plant that is worn on Anzac Day (8) |
| LASTPOST | Which bugle call is sounded at Anzac Day functions (4,4) |
| RAMILLIES | Belgian village where the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French in 1706 (9) |
| BREN | Air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II (4 |
| STENGUN | It became the standard light weapon used by British and Commonwealth armed forces in World War Two (4,3) |
