| TATTOOING | Marking the skin (9) |
| TATTOO | What is the practice of marking the skin with pictures, etc (6) |
| SCARRING | Marking (the skin) permanently (8) |
| LABELLING | Marking the French cocktail 'almost good' (9) |
| INAUGURAL | Marking the beginning (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) |
| EID | Islamic festival marking the sacrifice made by Abraham and the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca |
| RENAISSANCE | The period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages (11) |
| ADVENT | German Lutherans began the practice of marking the progression to Christmas with the ... calendar |
| SAHEL | Region marking the transition from the Sahara to the savanna? (5) |
| YEAR | With typically 12 full moons, time between successive spring or autumn equinoxes marking the cycle of the seasons according to the Gregorian calendar (4) |
| TORII | The gateway marking the entrance to the sacred precincts of a Shinto shrine is called what? |
| IDES | Name given to each of the mid-month days in the ancient Roman calendar marking the full moon (4) |
