| BRAVES | M.L.B.'s oldest continuously operating franchise, established as the Boston Red Stockings in 1871 |
| OBERLIN | School with the U.S.'s oldest continuously operating music conservatory |
| EMERSON | Private college once known as the Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art (7) |
| PERU | Home to the oldest continuously operating university in the Americas |
| LIMA | City with the oldest continuously operating university in the Americas |
| REMINGTON | This company renowned for its rifles and ammunition is said to be the oldest continuously-operating manufacturer in North America |
| LEEDS | U.K. city with the world's oldest continuously operating railway (5) |
| MIAMI | City where Kim Ng became M.L.B.'s first female G.M., in 2020 |
| SALBANDO | Captain of M.L.B.'s Swingin' A's of the 1970s |
| ADELPHI | London theatre in the Strand, established as the Sans Pareil in 1806 (7) |
| NOLANRYAN | M.L.B.'s all-time leader in no-hitters |
| ROBINSON | M.L.B.'s first Rookie of the Year (1947) |
| CLE | The M.L.B.'s Guardians, on a scoreboard |
| EALING | London borough which is home to the longest continuously operating film studio in the world |
| HOTELDIEU | The ____ de Paris is believed to be the world’s oldest hospital, founded in AD561 |
| PURPLEHEART | Decoration for members of the US armed forces wounded or killed in action, established as the Badge of Military Merit in 1782 (6,5) |
| COLDSTREAM | A burgh in the Scottish Borders where the British Army's oldest continuously serving regiment was originally raised (10) |
| RUTHLESS | Brutal, like the Boston Red Sox in 1920? (8) |
| LAOS | Landlocked S Asian country established as the kingdom of Lan Xang ('a million elephants') in 1353 (4) |
| SRS | Many honorees at M.L.B.'s Old-Timers' Day |
