| MONTESSORI | Educator who appeared on the 1000 lire bill |
| ABBIE | _ Eaton, British racing driver who appeared on The Grand Tour (5) |
| HOUSE | On The ....., 1000 Guineas winner in 1982 (5) |
| MOLE | He's hard on the yard |
| ROUGE | Brian ___, jockey who won the 1000 Guineas in 1980 (5) |
| CANALETTO | Venetian view painter whose works including A Regatta on the Grand Canal and The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day are currently in an exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace (9) |
| CLARKSTORY | The Ron ___ 2006 film starring Matthew Perry based on a real life educator who leaves his hometown to teach in a New York City public school: 2 wds. |
| FROBEL | Friedrich ___, German educator who opened the Kindergarten institute in 1840 (6) |
| FROEBEL | Friedrich, German educator who founded the first kindergarten (7) |
| COE | Running star Sebastian who was the 1000-meter world record holder from 1981 to 1999 |
| CLASSIC | Any of the five principal British flat races for three-year-old horses (the 1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas, Derby, Oaks, and St Leger) (7) |
| BABA | Ali -; character in a tale from the One Thousand and One Nights collection who discovers the magic formula "Open Sesame!" (4) |
| SCHEHERAZADE | Legendary Persian queen who was the storyteller in the One Thousand and One Nights |
| WINCE | Winner of the 1000 Guineas in 1999 (5) |
| BLISS | Musical ___, winner of the 1000 Guineas in 1989 (5) |
| PEBBLES | Winner of the 1000 Guineas in 1984 (7) |
| KAZZIA | Winner of the 1000 Guineas in 2002 (6) |
| SHAM | Bosra .... , winner of the 1000 Guineas in 1996 (4) |
| SINBAD | _ the Sailor, fictional mariner from the One Thousand And One Nights (6) |
| CLOSEDCIRCUIT | Pulled the plug on the Grand Prix in Monaco, as the TV company is using it (6-7) |
