| GUYGIBSON | British pilot who led the Dam Busters raid on the Ruhr dams in 1943 (3,6) |
| GIBSON | Guy, British bomber pilot who led the Dam Busters Raid in Germany in 1943 (6) |
| INDUSTRIALREVOLUTION | Changes pioneered by British pilot at wheel, following river |
| WEIRS | Small dams in a creek |
| BIGGLES | Silly laughter? A measure of gravity becomes British pilot |
| BRICKHILL | Royal Australian Air Force pilot in the Second World War; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape (4,9) |
| GUY | RAF wing commander who led Operation Chastise, later known as the Dam Busters, raid in 1943 (3,6) |
| AEROPLANE | British pilot's craft |
| ELSTREE | The studios in which The Dam Busters and Raiders Of The Lost Ark were made (the name came from one English town, though most of the film studios are located in the neighbouring one) |
| PAUL | Royal Australian Air Force pilot in the Second World War; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape (4,9) |
| PAULBRICKHILL | Royal Australian Air Force pilot in WWII; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape |
| TODD | Richard _, Irish actor who played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in the 1955 film The Dam Busters (4) |
| REDGRAVE | The actor (surname) who played Barnes Wallis in The Dam Busters (8) |
| EXACTING | What the training was for the real-life participants in The Dam Busters (8) |
| KEITH | WWI NZ soldier and pilot who led RAF defences during the Battle of Britain in 1940 (5,4) |
| PARK | WWI NZ soldier and pilot who led RAF defences during the Battle of Britain in 1940 (5,4) |
| ROBERT | Actor Mr Shaw who had a small part in The Dam Busters (6) |
| ESSEN | Industrial city in West Germany, in North Rhine Westphalia on the Ruhr and Emscher rivers (5) |
| RICHARD | Actor whose film roles include Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (7,4) |
| WALLIS | The scientist whose genius enabled The Dam Busters to fulfil their mission (6,6) |
