| COROLLA | Dating back to the 1960s, this Toyota went on to become a global best-seller (7) |
| DUSTY | Starting down under, she took years to become a global star (5) |
| DENIM | By the Sixties, this jeans fabric had moved from the workplace to fashion |
| TROJAN | In the early 1960s, this company took over production of the Elva Courier (6) |
| TRANSITS | Classic Ford vans dating back to the 1960s (8) |
| EIFFELTOWER | This iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris has become a global icon |
| MANDELA | World's most famous political prisoner for 25 years who went on to become the first black president |
| ICELAND | Country where the Codex Regius (Royal Book) was written; a collection of Old Norse poems on vellum dating back to the 1270s (7) |
| IMPREZA | Subaru model dating back to the Nineties with true rally credentials (7) |
| CARINAE | This Toyota model version was succeeded by the Avensis (6,1) |
| DUSTERS | Present-day Dacia off-roaders dating back to the 1980s (7) |
| NINEMEN | ___'s Morris: strategy board game for two players, dating back to the Roman Empire or earlier (4,3) |
| PERSONS | Press on to become just people? (7) |
| TEASETS | Collections dating back to the Han dynasty |
| IQBAL | Asif ___, cricketer who captained Pakistan and Kent and went on to become a match referee |
| MICHAELHOWARD | Which politician, who went on to become leader of the Conservatives, was famously asked the same question 12 times in a row by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight? (7,6) |
| TAFT | President who went on to become a Supreme Court justice |
| NEWTON | Surprisingly went on to become a man of gravity (6) |
| CHERYL | Which singer rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud and went on to become the first British female solo artist to have five No 1 UK singles? (6) |
| TOM | ___ Brady NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
