| OBAN | Scotch whisky distillery founded in 1794 |
| BALVENIE | Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland owned by William Grant & Sons |
| ODESSA | Ukrainian city, founded in 1794 by a decree of Catherine the Great (6) |
| NELSON | Horatio, British naval hero who lost sight in his right eye during the siege of Calvi in Corsica in 1794 (6) |
| ROBESPIERRE | Maximilien ___, a key figure in the French Revolution until his overthrow and execution in 1794 (11) |
| HOLYTHURSDAY | Poem by William Blake, first published in Songs of Innocence and Experience in 1794 |
| DANTON | Lawyer who was a leading figure in the French Revolution, executed without trial in 1794 (6) |
| THETYGER | Poem by William Blake published in 1794 (3,5) |
| DALTON | John, English chemist who described colour blindness in 1794 (6) |
| LIVRE | French coin discontinued in 1794 |
| CALVI | Nelson lost an eye during a siege of this Corsican seaport in 1794 |
| BIT | One eighth of a dollar, before US currency became decimal in 1794 |
| COTTON | Back in 1794, Eli Whitney changed America by inventing an engine (or "gin") which could separate the fibers of this fluffy, white crop from its seeds |
| YTTRIUM | Chemical element discovered by Johan Gadolin in 1794, represented by the letter Y (7) |
| GLENLIVET | Valley in Moray in Scotland noted for its whisky distillery (9) |
| TOMATIN | Village in the Scottish Highlands noted for its whisky distillery (7) |
| RYE | Whisky distillery emptied bottles |
| YOICHI | Japanese town, home of the Nikka whisky distillery (6) |
| MALT | Whisky-distillery supply |
| DALMORE | Earldom dissolved for malt whisky distillery (7) |
