| TOLTECS | Nahuatl people who dominated the valley of Mexico (c.950-1170) before being overrun by the Aztecs (7) |
| TOLTEC | Member of a Central American people who dominated the valley of Mexico until overrun by the Aztecs (6) |
| AZTEC | A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in |
| QUETZAL | Bird venerated by the Aztecs (7) |
| NAHUATL | Member of a group of Central American and Mexican Indian peoples which includes the Aztecs (7) |
| INFESTATION | Fine new position in act of being overrun by vermin |
| RAILS | Uses reproachful language, being overrun by locomotive? (5) |
| APACHE | A member of a North American Indian people who dominated much of the S.W. during the 19c (6) |
| HUN | Member of an Asiatic nomadic people who dominated much of Asia and E. Europe from before 300 B.C. (3) |
| OLIVIER | English actor and director who dominated the British stage in the mid 20th century and also worked on many films, first name Laurence (7) |
| DONBRADMAN | Australian cricketing hero who dominated the sport in the 1930s (3,7) |
| JUANMANUELFANGIO | Driver from Argentina who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing (4,6,6) |
| PRESS | Tamara --, Soviet athlete who dominated the shot put and discus throw in the early 1960s (5) |
| STEVEDAVIS | English snooker player who dominated the game in the 1980s (5,5) |
| SAMURAI | Member of the Japanese warrior caste that dominated the military aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries (7) |
| ELLEN | -- Terry, actress who dominated the American and English theatre from 1878 to 1902 in partnership with Henry Irving |
| BECKET | Surame of the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in 1170 for opposing the wishes of Henry II (6) |
| TONALPOHUALLI | The sacred almanac of 260 days, used by the Aztecs, similar to Mayan and Mixtec ones (13) |
| CHOCOLATE | Frothy drink of cocoa beans revered by the Aztecs (9) |
| THOMASA | and 25ac, Saint who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170 |
