| THESOMME | Scene of heavy fighting during the First World War, especially between July and November 1916 (3,5) |
| ARDENNES | Forested area which was the scene of intense fighting during the last major German attack of World War II (8) |
| JASON | Mythical hero born first of the month between July and November (5) |
| AUGUST | Majestic between July and September |
| CONSOMME | Soup provided by conservative visiting scene of heavy fighting (8) |
| OKINAWA | The largest of Japan's Ryukyu Islands, the scene of heavy fighting in the Second World War (7) |
| TOMMYGUN | Mount Cook overlooks exercise centre set up by one fired for fighting during second World War (5,3) |
| ASTEROID | A small, rocky celestial body found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter (8) |
| SOMME | A river in Northern France; the scene of heavy fighting in the First World War (5) |
| YSER | River that was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I |
| ALAMEDAS | Public walks, especially between rows of poplars (Sp) (8) |
| PASSCHENDAELE | Village in NW Belgium that was scene of heavy fighting in World War I (13) |
| TREATIES | Formal agreements, especially between countries (8) |
| YPRES | Which Belgian town in West Flanders was the scene of heavy fighting in WWI? (5) |
| GALLIPOLI | Turkish peninsula, the scene of heavy fighting in 1915 |
| ARGONNE | Forest of northern France, scene of fierce fighting during World War II (7) |
| ANTEBELLUM | Of or during the period before a war, especially the American Civil War (10) |
| MEZZANINE | An intermediate storey, especially between the ground and first floor of a building (9) |
| ALL | The King's Men, film about the Sandringham soldiers who vanished during heavy fighting at Gallipoli in 1915 (3) |
| SUTURE | An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull). |
