| ISHEDEAD | Mark Twain play not published until it was rediscovered in 2002: 3 wds. |
| DONTBECRUEL | Elvis Presley's song of 1956 written by Otis Blackwell which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002: 3 wds. |
| LOSTCITY | Eg, Pompeii, which was rediscovered during the 18th century (4,4) |
| FINNEGANSWAKE | Challenging, confusing novel written by James Joyce in 1924, but not published until 1939 (9,4) |
| FURELISE | Although not published until 40 years after Beethoven's death, which piece has become one of his best loved, and a favourite of piano teachers? (3,5) |
| ROADTOPERDITION | Crime drama film of 2002: 3 wds. |
| PIO | Italian stigmata sufferer who was canonised in 2002. (3) |
| KEEPCALMANDCARRYON | British motivational poster of 1939, rediscovered in 2000 (4,4,3,5,2) |
| ROSETTA | Which Stone, rediscovered in 1799 by Pierre-Francois Bouchard, was essential for the deciphering of hieroglyphics? (7) |
| MACHUPICCHU | Inca mountain city rediscovered in Peru in 1911 (5,6) |
| EMBARGO | In the media, a restriction on a provided news story that it not be published until a set date (7) |
| ISHE | "__ Dead?": Mark Twain play |
| AHSIN | Bret Harte/Mark Twain play |
| ICL | Company rebranded as Fujitsu in 2002 (3) |
| SUDAN | Country which was Africa's largest until it was divided in 2011 (5) |
| FORESTOWLET | Bird rediscovered in India in 1997 |
| PETRA | Long-lost city of Jordan rediscovered in 1812 (5) |
| SUMMERSOLSTICE | Customer's smile rediscovered in event occurring about the 21st of June (6,8) |
| TORCH | What kind of object was the logo of the Conservative Party until it was replaced by a tree in 2006? (5) |
| DAWNREDWOOD | Coniferous tree (metasequoia) known only as a fossil until it was found growing in China in 1941! (4,7) |
