| GIOTTO | ESA probe that studied Halley's Comet and was named after an artist who observed the latter in 1301 (6) |
| LITHIUM | Most alkali metals until then were discovered from plant tissue. This element was found in minerals and was named after the Greek for 'stone' (7) |
| DANTE | Author exiled from Florence in 1301 |
| RAMONA | Spanish girl after an artist? |
| PLUCK | PlusWord No 1301 |
| OSHEA | John -, former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland defender who served as interim manager of the latter in 2024 (5) |
| REGATTAS | Venetian "contests, fights, haggles" for mastery of the water first, now pleasant boat race-meetings in Cowes, Henley or New Hampshire, the latter in honour of Christina Hurst (8) |
| MCCRAE | Poet who observed the poppies in Flanders Fields? (6) |
| LEIA | Princess who observed the Force |
| GALILEO | Italian astronomer who observed the rings of Saturn |
| BORNTORUN | Bruce Springsteen's autobiography that was named after an iconic album and song of his and was released in September 2016: 3 wds. |
| RENOIR | Born in Limoges in 1841, an artist who painted The Theatre Box, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Luncheon of the Boating PartyA and The Umbrellas (6) |
| SANTONIOHOLMES | Steelers wide receiver who made the game-winning catch in Super Bowl XLIII (and was named MVP) |
| GRANT | Introduced to the Bloomsbury Set by his cousin Lytton Strachey, an artist who painted Still Life with Tulips and Narcissi in a Jug and Spring Flowers, Charleston (5) |
| EDWARD | Forename of an artist who illustrated editions of numerous books, including Minnow on the Say, My Uncle Silas, The Otterbury Incident and Stig of the Dump (6) |
| GOLDENSEALS | This was the name of Oakland's NHL team, which existed from 1967 to 1976 and was named for creatures seen in San Francisco Bay |
| BEARD | Van Dyke was an artist who turned up in part of the garden (5) |
| HOOVERDAM | This structure created Lake Meade and megawatts of hydro-electricity and was named for the Republica |
| FERMIUM | Element with atomic the number 100 which was named after an Italian-American pioneer of nuclear physics |
| ORLANDO | ___ Magic team where Shaquille O'Neal debuted and was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year |
