| COMMEMORATIVE | Marking an event or person |
| MEMORIAL | Monument marking an event or person’s life |
| ONEOFF | A unique event or person (3-3) |
| SIGN | A gesture or symbol conveying a meaning; a division of the zodiac; or, a board marking an inn, pub or shop (4) |
| LANDMARK | Event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point (8) |
| WATERSHED | An event marking an important change of course in a situation (9) |
| GALA | Grand celebration marking an occasion |
| VOTER | Canadian marking an X |
| SERVICELINE | Band marking an area on a tennis court (7,4) |
| TASTING | An event or occasion for the degustation or sampling of a range of cheeses, small dishes or wines (7) |
| RIPSNORTER | An old-fashioned somewhat-folksy slang word for a gale; a fast, furious, slam-bang person; a humdinger of an event; or, a torrid affair (10) |
| RACEMEETING | General description of an event or series of events such as the Epsom Derby or Cheltenham Festival (4,7) |
| SPONSOR | Organisation or individual financing an event or sports team in return for self-advertisement (7) |
| TICKET | Pass entitling the holder admission to an event or a seat on a bus or train, for example (6) |
| NEARTHING | An event or action whose outcome is almost a failure or disaster (4,5) |
| DAMPSQUIB | An event or performance that fails to be as interesting or impressive as expected (4,5) |
| AFTERMATH | Signs or results of an event or occurrence considered collectively (9) |
| LAUNCH | The setting in motion of a boat, new project etc; or, an event or party celebrating this (6) |
| STALLING | Deliberately delaying an event or action (8) |
| JUBILEE | 50th anniversary of an event or its celebration |
