| PANCHOVILLA | Pershing gave up the pursuit of him in 1917 |
| RESIGNED | Gave up the pursuit (8) |
| GLOOSCAP | Mighty figure in Mi'kmaq lore, there is a 20-foot statue of him in Parrsboro in the Bay of Fundy area of Nova Scotia |
| MITFORD | Author of novels including Highland Fling, Wigs on the Green, Pigeon Pie, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate who was the eldest of the 2nd Baron Redesdale's seven children (7) |
| ANSARA | One of the first women in Australia to work as a cinematographer, whose films include The Pursuit of Happiness (1988), an allegory of the Australian-US political relationship? (6) |
| PRIORSHIP | Earlier saint - relic of him in the monk's office? |
| ALIREZA | ... Firouzja; only Carlsen is ahead of him in the latest ratings. (7) |
| JADENSMITH | Son of Academy Award-nominated actor with whom he appeared in the movie The Pursuit Of Happyness (5,5) |
| COHN | Norman __, author of The Pursuit of the Millennium (1957) (4) |
| IRON | I'm ahead of him in age (4) |
| MAKEHAPPY | Bo Burnham special that begins with a video of him in clown makeup |
| MICHAELFARADAY | Einstein kept a picture of him in his study |
| GIJOE | Henry Golding played a young version of him in 2021's "Snake Eyes" |
| HIGHLAND | - Fling; novel by Nancy Mitford, author also of Christmas Pudding, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate (8) |
| KNIFE | The pursuit of a cutting-edge bit of kit for the field (7,5) |
| HUNTING | The pursuit of a cutting-edge bit of kit for the field (7,5) |
| ANDREW | ___ Scott, star of TV series Ripley, who also appeared in The Pursuit of Love (6) |
| THANDIE | Ms. Newton of "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006) |
| HEDONIST | Sondheim busted in the pursuit of pleasure (8) |
| GAINSAID | Denied relief in the pursuit of profits (8) |
