| ELALAMEIN | Egyptian village that was the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces in 1942 |
| ORAN | Port captured by Allied forces in 1942 |
| ALAMEIN | El ---, town on the Northern coast of Egypt; scene of a decisive 1942 Allied victory over the Axis forces (7) |
| VIMYRIDGE | Battle of ?, conflict in April, 1917 that saw a decisive Allied victory in World War I |
| TRAFALGAR | Cape on the SW coast of Spain, south of Cadiz, that was the scene of a decisive naval battle in 1805 in which Nelson was mortally wounded |
| NASEBY | Northamptonshire village that was the site of a major Parliamentarian victory in the Civil War in 1645 (6) |
| WATSONWATT | Depicted in Castles in the Sky, physicist who developed a radar that was pivotal in the allied victory of the Battle of Britain (6-4) |
| MARENGO | Village near Turin, scene of a decisive French victory of Napoleon's campaign in Italy in 1800 (7) |
| TEWKESBURY | Gloucestershire town, the scene of a decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses |
| EYNSHAM | Oxfordshire village that was the site of the last flash lock on the River Thames |
| FINDHORN | Village that was the principal seaport of Moray in the 17th century |
| MIDWAY | The --- Islands, scene of a decisive 1942 battle in which Japan's carrier fleet was destroyed (6) |
| MALLTRAETH | Anglesey village that was the haunt of bird painter Charles Tunnicliffe for over 30 years (10) |
| JUNOBEACHCENTRE | WORLD WAR II - Museum in Courseulles-sur- Mer in France honouring the bravery and sacrifice of the Canadians who fought for our freedom in the Allied victory (More at #S-Down): 3 wds. |
| LEIPZIG | City in Germany, scene of a decisive defeat for Napoleon in 1813 (7) |
| VIMY | -- Ridge was site of a 1917 Allied victory in the First World War (4) |
| ROSELLE | New Jersey village that was the first ever to be incandescently lit |
| IWOJIMA | Site of a 1945 Allied victory in the Pacific |
| VOTE | A show of hands to reverse being taken in by Allied victory (4) |
| ABUSIMBEL | A vehicle one doctor elevated in Egyptian village (3,6) |