| CINZANO | Brand of Italian vermouth introduced in 1757 (7) |
| MARTINI | Type of Italian vermouth (7) |
| PLASSEY | Village in N.E. India, scene of Clive's victory in 1757 (7) |
| ANTONIO | ____ Canova, sculptor born in 1757 noted for his work The Three Graces (7) |
| IGNITED | Mixed gin with Italian vermouth - extremely elated and lit (7) |
| TELFORD | Thomas ___, 1757-1834, Scottish civil engineer (7) |
| REAUMUR | French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757). |
| KONIGSBERG | On this day in 1757, Elizabeth I of Russia issued a ukase incorporating the Prussian city of ____ into Russia |
| ROBERTCLIVE | General whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control in India (6,5) |
| CLIVE | Robert ___, general whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control in India (5) |
| BYNG | John ___, English admiral executed in 1757 after failing to relieve Minorca (4) |
| VERNON | Edward ___, British admiral nicknamed Old Grog who died in 1757 (6) |
| MACARONI | Next brand of Italian western for the Yankee doodle? (8) |
| CIAOBELLAGELATO | Brand of Italian ice cream |
| BERTOLLI | Brand of Italian foods |
| SOTOW | Brand of Italian designer furniture |
| CIBBER | Colley - - -, English actormanager and playwright who was Poet Laureate from 1730 until his death in 1757 (6) |
| SPECIFICGRAVITY | Measure particular Italian vermouth in sauce (8,7) |
| LICIT | In the Dominican Republic, Italian vermouth is legal (5) |
| EDITOR | Journalist in English retro bar, drinking Italian vermouth (6) |
