| KNOXJOHNSTON | Surname of the British sailor who was the first person to perform a single-handed, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe (4-8) |
| CHAYBLYTH | Englishman who in 1971 sailed single-handed, nonstop, westwards around the world (4,5) |
| TABLESALT | Story about the British sailor provides the seasoning (5,4) |
| IDO | The first person to perform a wedding pledge (1,2) |
| CHRISTIAANBARNYARD | First person to perform a heart transplant on a chicken? |
| ALECROSE | English sailor who was knighted in 1968 after completing a single-handed circumnavigation of the globe |
| MACARTHUR | Ellen, British sailor who broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005 (9) |
| GILESSCOTT | British sailor who won the Finn class at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics |
| ELLENMACARTHUR | ____ set a new record for a single-handed circumnavigation of the world in 2005 |
| FINN | A single-handed, cat-rigged dinghy (4) |
| NAPIER | Surname of the British conqueror of Sindh, and of the mathematician who originated the concept of logarithms (6) |
| OATES | Surname of the British Antarctic explorer who accompanied Scott to the South Pole and died "a very gallant gentleman" (5) |
| NARRATING | Managed to return with a sailor who was telling the whole story (9) |
| LARRY | First person to perform concert music on the harmonica (5,5) |
| ADLER | First person to perform concert music on the harmonica (5,5) |
| HILL | Surname of the British father and son who have won the world Formula One championship. (4) |
| DODGSON | Surname of the British author who used the pen name Lewis Carroll (7) |
| CHARLES | In about 1840, which naturalist was the first person to add wheeled legs to a chair, the precursor of the modern office chair? (7,6) |
| DARWIN | In about 1840, which naturalist was the first person to add wheeled legs to a chair, the precursor of the modern office chair? (7,6) |
| NYAD | Diana who was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of shark protection (2013) |
