| AMIRACLE | John Ferling's historical book which explores America's victory in the War of Independence, Almost . |
| BATTLEOFBANNOCKBURN | Significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Independence (6,2,11) |
| EZRA | Historical book of the Old Testament traditionally combined with Nehemiah as a single volume (4) |
| ROVER | Type of vehicle which explores the surface of Mars and the moon. (5) |
| ODETOANIGHTINGALE | John Keats' poem which explores the wonder of life and death (3,2,1,11) |
| ENGLAND | Country written about in a series of historical books by author Peter Ackroyd subtitled Foundation, Tudors, Civil War, Revolution and Dominion (7) |
| BLOODYSUNDAY | Day of violence in Dublin in November 1920, during the War of Independence (6,6) |
| TAN | The War of Independence is sometimes called the ___ War. (3) |
| ARNOLD | Benedict ___, an American commander in the War of Independence who switched allegiance to the British side (6) |
| ALLEN | Ethan ___, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont |
| INDIRAGANDHI | Indian prime minister posthumously given the Bangladesh Freedom Honour for help in the War of Independence |
| NEWENGLAND | NE region of the US and focus of the War of Independence (3,7) |
| TEA | American colonists' protest that helped spark off the War of Independence, The Boston ... Party |
| YANKEEDOODLE | American national song, popular since the War of Independence (6,6) |
| FIND | Something discovered during the War of Independence (4) |
| FLYLEAF | The inner leaf of the endpaper of a book, which is often blank (7) |
| CORNWALLIS | Charles, one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence (10) |
| RILLAOFINGLESIDE | Lucy Maud Montgomery book which tells the story of Anne and Gilbert's daughter during the First World War: 3 wds. |
| MONA | _ the Vampire, 1990 children's book which inspired a TV series of the same name (4) |
| OSHAKATI | Namibian city was used as a base of operations by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Namibian War of Independence |