| ERG | CGS unit of work or energy, equal to the force of one dyne exerted over a distance of one centimetre (3) |
| JOULE | SI unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through one metre. It is also equal to approximately 0.7377 foot-pounds. (5) |
| LAROCHELLE | Huguenot stronghold which fell to the forces of Cardinal Richlieu (assisted by the three musketeers) in 1628 (2,8) |
| IMPACT | The force of one body against another (6) |
| ERODE | Wear away due to the forces of nature |
| PDL | A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pou |
| DYNE | Unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system equal to the force that would give a free mass of |
| METRE | Unit of length equal to 100cm, 299,792,458 of which equate to the distance of one light-second (5) |
| GEE | A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity (3) |
| SUSSEX | ...... Stakes, Group 1 horse race at Goodwood over a distance of one mile (6) |
| DRAGRACE | Speed contest over a distance of a quarter of a mile (4,4) |
| VOYAGER | The space probe ____ 1 should reach a distance of one light day from Earth later in 2026 (7) |
| THERM | Non-SI unit of heat energy equal to approximately 105 megajoules or 25,200 kilocalories (5) |
| TRIATHLETE | Sportsperson often competing over a distance of 51.5 km |
| MARATHON | Which sport is held over a distance of 42.195 km? (8) |
| WATTHOUR | Unit of electrical energy equal to 3,600 joules |
| MALAY | Also called Kra Peninsula, this long, narrow appendix of Asia extends south for a distance of about 700 miles (1,127 km) through the Isthmus of Kra to Cape Pia. (5) |
| STAMDARDGAUGE | Of a railway track, having a distance of 4ft 8.5 in (1.435 m) between the lines (8,5) |
| STANDARDGAUGE | Of a railway track, having a distance of 4 ft 8 inches (1.435 m) between the lines (8,5) |
| TELEGRAM | Old form of message transmitted over a distance by electrical signals carried over a wire (8) |
