| SASSOON | Poet and recipient of the Military Cross who became a high-profile protestor against the First World War (7) |
| ASKE | Robert, English lawyer and protestor against the Reformation, executed in 1537 (4) |
| DEAD | The Grateful ___ Touch of Grey rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 |
| OWEN | Poet who won a Military Cross and was killed one week before the end of World War I (4) |
| UNDERGROUND | The Velvet ___ Sweet Jane rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 |
| TALKING | ___ Heads Burning Down the House rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 |
| DOORS | The ___ Roadhouse Blues band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 |
| MARTHA | And 24A Roo's mum and recipient of one of her kidneys in Home and Away (6,7) |
| ODETTE | ___ Samson Hallowes, spy and recipient of the George Cross (6) |
| WIND | Earth ___ & Fire Let's Groove band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 |
| CHICAGO | If You Leave Me Now rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 |
| STEWART | Roo's mum and recipient of one of her kidneys in Home and Away (6,7) |
| LEONARD | British winner of the Victoria Cross who set up a number of Foundation Homes from 1948 for disabled |
| CHESHIRE | British winner of the Victoria Cross who set up a number of Foundation Homes from 1948 for disabled exservicemen (7,8) |
| DUNANT | Founder of the Red Cross who was awarded the 1901 Nobel Peace Prize (6) |
| MOTHERJONES | Byname (based on her married name) of Irish-born Mary Harris, a high-profile agitator for the rights of workers in 19th/20th-century USA (6,5) |
| AMELIA | Name which became popular in the 1930s due to a high-profile female pilot (6) |
| LUCKNOW | City where Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, a helicopter pilot, shared details of Operation Sindoor at a high-profile briefing. (7) |
| PICKFORD | Mary ___, star of 52 films and recipient of 1976 Academy Honorary Award |
| DEXTER | Grandson of Cora Cross who works as a mechanic for Phil Mitchell in EastEnders (6,7) |
