| CHEESECURDS | Michelin Guides announced on April 8 that they'll release an annual Great Lakes edition beginning in 2027 , focusing on six cities; one is Milwaukee, whose most famous food is this fried snack |
| TSA | Org. that releases an annual list of the year's most interesting contraband |
| CHESTERFIELD | 8 that was 22 23's (12) |
| URANUS | 7th of 8 that was once 7th of 9 |
| LEEDS | English city guides announced (5) |
| APOLLOBAY | In which Victorian coastal town does the annual Great Ocean Road marathon end? (6,3) |
| DETOUR | In Michelin guides, a two-star restaurant is worth a ____ |
| THREESTAR | Like the highest-rated restaurants in Michelin Guides |
| AWARDS | Dishes them out at the annual Great British Shooting event (6) |
| PLANET | Early steam locomotive - or one of eight that used to be nine (6) |
| OTTO | Italian word for "eight" that anagrams to "toot" |
| VANISHINGACT | Magician's staple ... and what will happen in the sky on April 8, 2024 |
| ARYA | Which uncapped player scored a hundred for Punjab in the IPL versus CSK on April 8, 2025? (4) |
| TOTALECLIPSE | Celestial event that occurred on April 8, 2024 |
| ATBARA | Battle of the Second Sudan War fought on April 8, 1898 (6) |
| MARY | Warship of Henry VIII that sank in the Solent in 1545 and was raised in 1982 (4,4) |
| ROSE | Warship of Henry VIII that sank in the Solent in 1545 and was raised in 1982 (4,4) |
| MARYROSE | Warship of Henry VIII that sank in the Solent in 1545 and was raised in 1982 |
| AARON | Hank who hit his 715th on April 8, 1974 |
| ENCOUNTERBAY | Where, off the coast of South Australia, did Matthew Flinders meet the French explorer Nicolas Baudin on April 8, 1802? (9,3) |
