| SMUTS | Jan ___, South African statesman who played an important role in the establishment of the League of Nations (5) |
| TANCRED | Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112). |
| OMALLEY | Which suburb of Canberra is named after the person who played a prominent role in the establishment of the capital and has the postcode 2606? (7) |
| BURKE | Edmund ___, British statesman who played a key role in the impeachment of Warren Hastings in the late 18th century (5) |
| NELSON | ____ Mandela, South African statesman who was a co-winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize (6) |
| NELSONMANDELA | South African statesman who died in 2013 (6,7) |
| HURRICANE | Single-seater fighter plane that played an important role in the Battle of Britain (9) |
| SHEEP | Farm animal, Mallorca's White variety has played an important role in the island's commercial activity for many years, and the Red, which originally came from North Africa, is highly prized for its wo |
| TCELL | Type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and plays an important role in the immune response (1,4) |
| SNAKE | Creature which played an important role in religious and cultural life in ancient Greece and Egypt (5) |
| OWEN | Comparative anatomist and palaeontologist who coined the word Dinosauria and was a key figure in the establishment of the Natural History Museum in London (4) |
| BRETTON | & 25A Venue in New Hampshire, US, of a 1944 conference that resulted in the establishment of the World Bank |
| WOODS | Venue in New Hampshire, US, of a 1944 conference that resulted in the establishment of the World Bank (7,5) |
| RAGS | During World War I, this French stray dog was adopted by an American serviceman to be part of his unit. He played an important role as a message carrier, running notes between the rear headquarters an |
| ROSE | Flower that plays an important role in the story of 14A (4) |
| LUCRETIA | Figure of myth whose death led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman Republic (8) |
| WEIMAR | German town on the River Ilm; scene of the establishment of the German republic in 1919 (6) |
| LOCKYER | Helium discoverer who founded the journal Nature; his loan collection contributed towards the establishment of the Science Museum (7) |
| BOURGEOIS | Leon ___, the first chairman of the League of Nations, awarded the Nobel peace prize 1920 (9) |
| ALAND | The smallest region of Finland, which received autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations |
