| PLUNKET | Irish aristocrat, Governor of New Zealand from 1904-1910, whose name is in the title of an organisation founded by Frederic Truby King (7) |
| HITACHI | Japanese electronics company founded in 1910 whose name means 'sunrise' in English (7) |
| BERET | What type of hat is in the title of a 1985 hit song by Prince? (5) |
| HOBSON | William ---, British naval officer and the first Governor of New Zealand (6) |
| ANGELA | Frank McCourt's mother, who is in the title of his 1996 memoir (6) |
| OSCAR | Only "Sesame Street" Muppet whose name is in the NATO phonetic alphabet (until Tango showed up) |
| FANNYADAMS | Murdered and dismembered in 1867, which eight-year-old girl's name is in the Oxford English Dictionary? (5,5) |
| NAACP | Org. formed in 1910 whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and segregation |
| KWELI | Talib who rapped "My name is in the middle of equality" |
| AVRO | British aircraft manufacturer founded in 1910 whose designs include the Lancaster bomber used in World War II |
| STUYVESANT | Surname of the governor of New York credited with introducing tea to the American colonies |
| EBRO | River in the Canterbury region named after the Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster (South Island), 1848-53 (4) |
| NAMIBIA | African country in which a campaign of extermination of native people was carried out by the German Empire from 1904 to 1908 (7) |
| STAR | Actor whose name is in big letters on a movie poster |
| UNIX | Linux forerunner (whose name is IN Linux!) |
| CASEMENT | Sir Roger's name is in the frame (8) |
| PRAIRIEDOG | Mammal which, despite its name, is in the squirrel family |
| VOGEL | Julius ___, prime minister of New Zealand from 1873-75; author of the science fiction novel Anno Dom |
| TREASUREISLAND | A certain girl's name is in vogue in work of 11 Ac (8,6) |
| SUSANAMARTINEZ | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
