| LEEENFIELD | Early model military service rifle used in British Empire and Commonwealth since 1895 and the oldest |
| CHATAWAY | Christopher ........ , 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 3 mile gold medallist; first winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (8) |
| AIRGUNS | Rifles used in Olympic events |
| LEENFIELDS | Standard British service rifles from 1895-1957 * (10) |
| ACTIONMAN | Model military figure cannot aim when ordered (6,3) |
| CARDIFF | British city which hosted the 1958 Empire and Commonwealth Games (7) |
| AYAH | In British Empire days, what was an Indian or Malay nanny called? (4) |
| SHEMP | Stooge hidden in "British Empire" |
| ROLLSROYCE | British luxury car firm founded in 1906 whose early models included the Silver Ghost and the Phantom (5-5) |
| BOER | ___ War (1899-1902 conflict between the British Empire and two South African states) |
| GOTOBED | Received Order of the British Empire and decided at last to retire (2,2,3) |
| CHASSEPOT | A breech-loading rifle used by the French army in the late 19th century (9) |
| VOLLEYBALL | Indoor team sport first played in 1895 and included in every Olympic Games since 1964 (10) |
| PENNYFARTHING | In 1885 Thomas Stevens became the first person to ride around the world - and he was using this kind of early-model bicycle (5-8) |
| AFGHANISTAN | Nation, next door to Pakistan, that's been a battleground for the forces of the British Raj, the Soviet Empire and the coalition of the willing |
| NINEVEH | The oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital during the reign of Sennacherib, later destroyed in 612BC |
| AMERICASCUP | Yachting's crown and the oldest trophy still to be won in international sport (7'1,3) |
| EMBLEM | Symbol derived from Member of British Empire and elm tree (6) |
| MIDDLEAGES | In European history, the period between the end of the Roman Empire and about 1500 AD (6,4) |
| NICAM | Digital system used in British television for the reception of stereo sound signals |
