| WALTERRALEIGH | British explorer who wrote 1614's "The History of the World" while imprisoned: 2 wds. |
| LIE | What "can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes," per Mark Twain |
| JOHNBIRCH | Society formed in 1958 that secretly controls the world -- while telling us that others do |
| STAMP | It can travel around the world while never leaving its corner |
| WELLS | H. G. -; author of The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds and the non-fiction A Short History of the World (5) |
| SHACKLETON | Ernest ___, British explorer who commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic, during the first of which the south magnetic pole was located |
| STAFFORD | Ed, British explorer who walked the length of the river Amazon in 2010 (8) |
| NELSONMANDELA | South African activist who wrote the autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom" while imprisoned for 27 years: 2 wds. |
| OATES | Surname of the British explorer who went with Scott to the South Pole and died "a very gallant gentleman" (5) |
| MEL | Brooks who appeared in "The History of the World, Part II" |
| MATTHEWFLINDERS | British explorer who was the first to circumnavigate and map the Australian coast, in 1802-03 (7,8) |
| ALLYSONFELIX | Most decorated athlete in the history of the World Athletics Championships |
| ERNESTSHACKLETON | British explorer who, in 1909, reached a new furthest south latitude of 88 degrees and 23 minutes |
| CAPTAINCOOK | British explorer who led the first European visit to Australia and Hawaii |
| ROSS | British explorer who located the North Magnetic Pole in 1831 (4) |
| STARK | Explorer who wrote about her exploits travelling uncharted Middle Eastern lands by camel, donkey and foot in The Valleys of the Assassins and other books (5) |
| READE | William ____, writer and explorer who wrote The Martyrdom of Man |
| HERALDRY | The study of coats of arms and of the history of the families who are entitled to them (8) |
| WANDASYKES | One of the stars of "History of the World, Part II" which is streaming this week on Hulu (42 years after Part I) |
| LIVINGSTONE | British explorer who, in 1855, we presume, was the first European to see Victoria Falls in southern Africa (11) |
