| PRESTONGUILD | Once every ____ means very rarely, after an event held every 20 years in Lancashire |
| VICENNIAL | Lasting or occurring every 20 years (9) |
| BATTLE | Small town in East Sussex named after an event taking William I to the English throne in 1066 (6) |
| RECOVERYTIME | Period needed to return to normality after an event |
| HINDSIGHT | Suspect hid things, showing wisdom after an event (9) |
| CHEESE | Food rolled down a hill in an event held annually in Gloucester; or, a disc used in table skittles (6) |
| FUNFAIR | An event held in a park or field, featuring rides, games and other amusements (7) |
| TOUROFBRITAIN | This was an event held in September starting from Aberdeen. (4-2-7) |
| ELTON | After almost 20 years in the singles charts, which British singer finally had a UK number one in 1990? (5,4) |
| JOHN | After almost 20 years in the singles charts, which British singer finally had a UK number one in 1990? (5,4) |
| LIFESPAN | 20 years in the wild, but shorter in captivity due to inappropriate care |
| RIPVANWINKLE | Who, in a tale, went to sleep for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains? (3,3,6) |
| RIP | Character who slept for 20 years in an 1819 short story by US author Washington Irving (3,3,6) |
| VAN | Character who slept for 20 years in an 1819 short story by US author Washington Irving (3,3,6) |
| WINKLE | Character who slept for 20 years in an 1819 short story by US author Washington Irving (3,3,6) |
| LEN | Under the captaincy of ... Hutton, England won back the Ashes for the first time in 20 years in 1953 |
| PANAM | ___ Games (sporting event held every four years) (2) |
| COMMONWEALTHGAMES | Event held every four years |
| OLYMPIC | The _ Games: sporting event held every four years (7) |
| MONET | Artist who spent his final 20 years in Giverny where he painted the Water Lilies series from his flower gardens and Haystacks in fields nearby (5) |
