| TARANTO | Italian port occupied by British in 1943 |
| ABSTAIN | Don't drink in a spot occupied by British |
| TRIPOLI | This Libyan city was occupied by British forces until the nation achieved independence in 1951 |
| IGBO | Moon occupied by British people (4) |
| ELITIST | It's in zone abandoned by British in search of the best? |
| WESTBENGAL | State established by British in devious wangle (4,6) |
| ASCRIBE | Attribute shown by British in race is fantastic (7) |
| HINGE | Rest welcomed by British in general |
| TOBRUK | Small port in NE Libya taken from the Italians by the British in January 1941 (6) |
| GRAFSPEE | German battleship scuttled by its captain after being damaged by the British in the South Atlantic in 1939 (4,4) |
| ABROAD | In a way, British in Europe, for example (6) |
| NATHANHALE | American Revolution soldier hanged for spying by the British in 1776 |
| WATERLOO | Where was Napoleon defeated by the British in 1815 (8) |
| BENIN | Old West African kingdom from which 'bronze' sculptures were looted by the British in 1897 (5) |
| ARNOLD | Benedict, U.S. military officer who defected to the British in 1780 in the Revolutionary War (6) |
| BURMA | Former name for Myanmar, as imposed by the British in the 19th century. (5) |
| NEWBROOM | One seeking big changes in media office - British in for sack initially? (3,5) |
| HYDERALI | Sultan of Mysore who waged two wars against the British in India in the 18th century (5,3) |
| THEREBY | People generally will keep regarding British in that way (7) |
| BOERWAR | We roar terribly, backing British in conflict (4,3) |
