| BANKHOLIDAYS | Dates on which financia institutions (and most businesses) are closed (4,8) |
| OPEN | Like most businesses between 9 to 5 |
| ANTHROPOLOGY | Study of man's origins, institutions and religious beliefs (12) |
| TRADEDEADLINE | Latest date on which player swaps are allowed |
| ANNIVERSARY | Date on which an event occurred in some previous year (11) |
| BIRTHDAY | The date on which a person was born (8) |
| TODAY | Date on which you're reading this |
| APRILFOOLSDAY | The first date on which people get taken in (5,5,3) |
| ANNIV | The date on which an event took place in a previous yr. (5) |
| DETONATE | Please note! There's a date on which I'll get it to explode (8) |
| ROERICH | ___ Pact, 1935 US agreement also known as the Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments (7) |
| SILICON | ____ Valley, area in which high-tech businesses are based in California (7) |
| DDAY | Name given to June 6, 1944, the date on which the Allied invasion of Europe began during World War Two (1-3) |
| BENGALURU | Capital city of Karnataka, known as India's tech hub and startup capital, home to major IT firms, research institutions, and a vibrant cosmopolitan culture (9) |
| FREEMASONRY | Institutions and rites of Lodge members (11) |
| CORNERSHOP | Trap on market remains open for business when others are closed (6,4) |
| OPERATIONS | Businesses are about to be cutting choices (10) |
| GOINGCONCERNS | What auctioneers' thriving businesses are called? (5,8) |
| CALENDAR | Wheels around a supply table with dates on it (8) |
| RESONATED | Came back soundly re dates on movement |
