| INAUGURAL | Marking the beginning (9) |
| SAMHAIN | Celtic festival marking the beginning of winter |
| EPOCHAL | Marking the beginning of a new era (7) |
| SEGNO | In musical notation, a symbol marking the beginning or end of a section to be repeated (5) |
| STARTINGPOSTS | Upright poles marking the beginnings of racecourses (8,5) |
| XIJINPING | On Aug.20, this leader visited Tibet for only the second time, marking the 60th anniversary of the region's becoming part of China |
| LABELLING | Marking the French cocktail 'almost good' (9) |
| TATTOOING | Marking the skin (9) |
| CANADADAY | Annual July 1 celebration marking the 1867 signing of the British North America Act |
| CROSSWORD | This sign marking the fallen across partially coinciding with Beach (9) |
| WEDNESDAY | Ash -, Christian feast marking the first day of Lent (9) |
| EIDULADHA | Annual Muslim festival marking the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca, also known as Greater Bairam (3-2-4) |
| MARDIGRAS | Festival marking the commencement of Lent (5,4) |
| REDCARPET | Floor covering marking the route for VIPs into a formal event (3,6) |
| RODIN | Celebrated at a current exhibition at the Grand Palais marking the centenary of his death, the founding father of modern sculpture whose works include The Burghers of Calais and The Thinker (5) |
| HOYS | Featuring the dramatic puissance competition, the abbreviated name of an annual event marking the end of the equestrian season (1,1,1,1) |
| RENAISSANCE | The period of European history marking the change from the Middle Ages to the modern world (11) |
| SOLSTICES | Summer/winter events associated with the 32 Down, marking the longest or shortest 24-hr periods in a year (9) |
| EID | Islamic festival marking the sacrifice made by Abraham and the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca |
| ADVENT | German Lutherans began the practice of marking the progression to Christmas with the ... calendar |
