| EIFFEL | Dan Carter ascended the - - - Tower on 17 April 2018 (6) |
| GRANTFOX | All Black who averaged 14.02 points per match, second only to Dan Carter (5,3) |
| EVANS | Dan Carter's understudy 2007 Rugby World Cup (5) |
| TURRET | Small tower on top of a larger tower (6) |
| GANTRY | Framework tower on a launch pad used for the construction and servicing of a space rocket (6) |
| AVENUE | Word on 17 Monopoly spaces (6) |
| ELLE | Kim Kardashian West was on its April 2018 cover |
| MIDAS | Sad, immobilised at first, he ascended the throne (5) |
| LEONINE | In 1049 Bruno ascended the throne of St Peter like a lion (7) |
| ANNE | Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland who ascended the throne In 1702 (4) |
| AKIHITO | 125th Emperor of Japan, who ascended the throne in 1989 (7) |
| TESS | NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft launched in April 2018 |
| PRAM | William and Kate will need to save up for one before April 2018 |
| BOTSWANA | Country of southern Africa of which Mokgweetsi Masisi has been president since April 2018 (8) |
| ANNEMARIE | English singer/songwriter whose debut album, Speak Your Mind, was released in April 2018 (4,5) |
| OPENER | Expect to use this on 17 across in the early stages (6) |
| PYLON | Put tower on the heap, so to speak |
| TBAR | Tower on slope - start climb via door at the rear (1-3) |
| ROOK | Looks like a castle tower on the board. (4) |
| VERDIGRISCOPPERROOF | Green patina topper of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill |
