| ROLLINGSTONEAGE | Rock group that dates from when humans discovered toolmaking? |
| STONEUSAGE | Prehistoric toolmaking? |
| PUT | English trick-taking card game that dates from the 16th century (3) |
| ASCENTOFEVEREST | A woman's perfume, 'Repose', that dates from 1953 (6,2,7) |
| SPANISHSTEPS | Rome tourist attraction that dates from 1723 (7,5) |
| MEDINA | The Muslim calendar dates from 622, that is, the year that Muhammad and his followers arrived at this city (modern name) on their flight from Mecca (6) |
| IRONAGE | Prehistoric period when humans first developed tools, armour, weapons, coinage etc made from ferrum (4,3) |
| DIVINEGRIMACE | God's expression when humans mess up? |
| BRONZEAGE | *Period when humans began using metals |
| HAROLDWILSON | British prime minister when humans first set foot on the Moon (6,6) |
| STONEAGE | Prehistoric era when humans used simple tools: 2 wds. |
| MIOCENE | Geological epoch when human ancestors diverged from chimp ancestors |
| PUNT | Bet, informally, that note dates from before 2002 |
| LTD | Rock group that included J. Osborne |
| SHA | Rock group that featured in Grease: ... Na Na (3) |
| BTO | Rock group that plays "Let It Ride", for short |
| SANTANA | Mexican-American rock group that performed Evil Ways at Woodstock 50 years ago |
| HEART | Rock group that sang Barracuda and Magic Man |
| GUNSNROSEPETALS | Hard rock group that likes to scatter bits of pot pourri in the audience? |
| PUBBAND | Rock group that plays working class drinkers' anthems |
