| GREATTRAINROBBERY | Railway hold-up at Bridego bridge near Mentmore on August 8 1963 (5,5,7) |
| DELAYS | Times in which one gets some sort of railway hold-ups |
| PAXTON | Superintendent of the gardens at Chatsworth where he cultivated and developed the Cavendish banana, later designing the Crystal Palace and Mentmore Towers (6) |
| VWBEETLE | Car parked on Abbey Road on August 8, 1969 with plate number LMW 281F |
| NAWAZ | Which Pakistani cricketer was the Player of the Match on ODI debut versus West Indies on August 8, 2025? (5,5) |
| HASAN | Which Pakistani cricketer was the Player of the Match on ODI debut versus West Indies on August 8, 2025? (5,5) |
| CAMPBELL | Singer Glen who died of Alzheimer's disease on August 8 after over 50 years in the music industry |
| BUCKLEY | Iconic guitairst whose biopic releases on August 8 |
| ODIE | Comics dog that debuted on August 8, 1978 |
| EASEL | Hold-up at the art store? |
| TRAPEZE | Hold-up at the circus (7) |
| SPANNER | Tool found at bridge near corner road (7) |
| SUSPENSION | Hold-up at small American boarding house (10) |
| ROB | Hold up at gunpoint |
| NOSE | There's a bridge near the top of it |
| PINSANDNEEDLES | Cause of hold-ups at the couturier is a sensation (4,3,7) |
| ENRAPTURE | End of bridge near suitable river transport |
| GOLDENGATE | Famous bridge near San Francisco (6,4) |
| ARTS | Pont des ___ (bridge near the Louvre) |
| DENTISTS | They do bridge work, but cause terrible dissent around the end of August (8) |
