| OKTOBER | Month that Nelson was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (7) |
| NELSON | Admiral who was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (6) |
| SHOTINTHEARM | A real boost that Nelson got? (4,2,3,3) |
| TRAFALGAR | Cape on the SW coast of Spain, south of Cadiz, that was the scene of a decisive naval battle in 1805 in which Nelson was mortally wounded |
| BATTLEOFTRAFALGAR | Naval engagement of 1805 in which Nelson was mortally wounded |
| MORDRED | In Arthurian legend, Arthur's treacherous nephew by whom he was mortally wounded (7) |
| VICTORY | On which ship was Horatio Nelson mortally wounded? (7) |
| DUTIFUL | Obedient, as Nelson expected his men to be at Trafalgar (7) |
| AIRBASE | Major Nelson was stationed at one |
| NORFOLK | Flat, coastal county where Horatio Nelson was born, site of Sandringham, Holkham and Dersingham (7) |
| ADMIRAL | Horatio Nelson was Britain's most famous holder of this naval rank |
| AVALON | Island paradise where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded (6) |
| BEOWULF | Old English epic in which the dragon Grendel is mortally wounded |
| BITTHEDUST | Was mortally wounded, in oaters |
| WOLSEY | Norfolk's Lord Nelson was buried in St Paul's Cathedral with a marble sarcophagus that was originally made for Cardinal ... of Suffolk (6) |
| FANCYDRESSBALL | Supporter bled crassly when wounded at fun party (5,5,4) |
| HORATIONELSON | British naval commander at Trafalgar (7,6) |
| NELSONSCOLUMN | Landmark at Trafalgar Square in London (7,6) |
| NAVALBATTLE | Struggle with that tum, say, at Trafalgar? (5,6) |
| HARDY | At Trafalgar, he was able to survive (5) |
