| BARACKOBAMA | He tossed a lei into the ocean off Oahu in August 2008 in memory of his mother, who had died years earlier |
| SCORE | Twenty years, e. g. |
| ADMIRALTYARCH | London landmark commissioned by Edward VII in 1910 in memory of his mother Queen Victoria and designed by Aston Webb (9,4) |
| WELLARD | EastEnders character from October 1994 until he was killed off in August 2008 |
| CLIO | Award for Agency of the Year, e. g. |
| CROSS | Monument such as any one of the 12 commissioned by Edward I in memory of his first wife Eleanor of Castile, or one used as the focal point of a market-square (5) |
| PERCY | English sailor who won Olympic gold medals in 2000, in the Finn class, and 2008, in the Star class with Andrew Simpson (4,5) |
| IAIN | English sailor who won Olympic gold medals in 2000, in the Finn class, and 2008, in the Star class with Andrew Simpson (4,5) |
| NERO | Final emperor of the Julio-Ctaudian dynasty, who ananged the deaths of his mother, wife and step-brother (4) |
| NEWPORT | In which Co Mayo town did Prince Albert of Monaco unveil a statue of his mother, Princess Grace, in 2023? (7) |
| AGRA | Where the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan built a mausoleum in memory of his favourite wife (4) |
| TAJMAHAL | Mausoleum in Agra, Northern India, built by emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife (3,5) |
| CHARLIE | Grandson of Dot Branning who recently arrived in Albert Square to tell her that his father Nick had died (7,6) |
| WAIKIKIBEACH | Tourist attraction on the south shore of the island of Oahu in Hawaii |
| APOSTLES | The limestone pillars of this Australian landmark keep collapsing into the ocean but it's still called the Twelve ... |
| RAUL | Fidel Castro stood down as President of Cuba in 2008 in favour of his brother ___. (4) |
| THALIDOMIDE | Young Sydney gynaecologist William McBride discovered an alarming number of birth defects from mothers who had taken this drug in the 1950s |
| HONEYFITZ | Nickname of President Kennedy's grandfather who was the father of his mother Rose: 2 wds. |
| SWISS | In the James Bond books, what was the nationality of his mother? (5) |
| RAJIVGANDHI | Prime minister of India 1984-89, who took office after the assassination of his mother (5,6) |
