| OMDURMAN | Second largest city in Sudan, scene of an 1898 battle between British and native Mahdi forces (8) |
| ELOBEID | City in central Sudan: scene of an 1883 victory by the Mahdi over a British and Egyptian army (2,5) |
| JUTLAND | Northern European peninsula, scene of a major naval battle between British and German fleets in 1916 (7) |
| HEIGHTS | ___ of Abraham: scene of a 1759 battle between British and French troops (7) |
| WIGHTMAN | The --- Cup was an annual tournament between British and American women's tennis teams which was first contested in 1923 (8) |
| KHARTOUM | Sudanese city where General Gordon met a sticky end in the 1880s at the hand of the Mahdi and his fo |
| COMPARES | Identifies similarities between British TV hosts in oral presentation (8) |
| REDEEMER | Mahdi, in Islam |
| BLUESPOT | Birth mark shared by most East Asians and Native Americans |
| STONEYCREEK | Battle of ___, conflict of the War of 1812 between British and American armies fought on June 6, 1813 in Ontario (6,5) |
| TRAFALGAR | Battle of ___, 1805 naval engagement between British and Franco-Spanish fleets off the coast of SW Spain (9) |
| NYALA | An antelope of southern Africa and a city in Sudan |
| MAINE | Subject of an 1898 slogan |
| NESSELRODE | Which mountain in the range that forms the border between British Columbia and Alaska is also known |
| RICHARDWRIGHT | Writer and poet - - , of acclaimed works Black Boy and Native Son (7,6) |
| GAUCHO | A cowboy of the pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and native descent (6) |
| VANYA | Sonya's uncle in an 1898 play (5) |
| SPAIN | America's foe in an 1898 war |
| WONGKIMARK | Person in an 1898 case affirming birthright citizenship |
| WALKERCUP | Golf contest between British Isles and USA (6,3) |
