| AMNESTYINTERNATIONAL | Its founder was inspired by the Chinese proverb "Better to light a candle than curse the darkness" |
| ISLAM | Its founder was born in Mecca |
| CANDLE | It's better to light one than curse the darkness, it's said (6) |
| GARDENER | "If you want to be happy for a lifetime, be a ___": Chinese proverb (8) |
| MAN | "Heaven and earth in miniature," per a Chinese proverb |
| TEA | "A true warrior, like ___, shows his strength in hot water" (Chinese proverb) |
| RODRIGO | Blind from the age of three, a Spanish composer whose guitar concerto Concierto de Aranjuez was inspired by the scent of the magnolias in the gardens of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez (7) |
| MATCH | What you use to light a candle (5) |
| SPILL | Paper used to light a candle |
| HELICOPTER | Invention whose successful model was made by Igor Sikorsky that was inspired by the sci-fi novel Clipper of the Clouds by Jules Verne |
| THOUSAND | Death By a ___ Cuts 2019 song by Taylor Swift that was inspired by the film Someone Great |
| TASER | Invention by Jack Cover that was inspired by the Tom Swift sci-fi series by Victor Appleton: Abbr. |
| BAD | ___ Moon Rising 1969 song by Creedence Clearwater Revival that was inspired by the film The Devil and Daniel Webster |
| DREAM | Moonlight (A Vampire's ___) 2011 song by Stevie Nicks that was inspired by The Twilight Saga series |
| SAILTAIRE | This place is an early planned industrial settlement in the historic county of Yorkshire of northern England. It was named for its founder (industrialist Titus Salt) and the nearby river (the Aire). I |
| AGO | A game invented by the Chinese in the past (3) |
| MOMBASA | Kenyan city, lying on the Indian Ocean, that may have been visited by the Chinese navigator, Zheng H |
| ROCKETS | Pyrotechnic devices first recorded as being used by the Chinese in the 13th Century (7) |
| THREE | "The ___-Body Problem" (Hugo Award-winning novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin) |
| TAPER | Bring to light a light, in the end it's coming back about Patrick (5) |
