| ROKEBY | The - Venus, painting by Diego Velazquez damaged by the suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914 (6) |
| VENUS | The -, 17th-century painting by Diego Velazquez damaged by suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914 (6,5) |
| ROKEBYVENUS | The ?, 17th-century painting by Diego Velazquez damaged by suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914 |
| HEATER | Energy in earth damaged by the sun perhaps (6) |
| NETTLE | Tent damaged by the French plant (6) |
| ATOLLS | The censor of Rome removes introduction and two lines from last speeches produced by Diego Garcia and others (6) |
| GORDON | Noele -, actress who starred as Meg Richardson in ITV soap Crossroads (6) |
| MEDINA | Racehorse who won the annual Kentucky Derby on 1 May 2021, ridden by jockey John Velazquez (6,6) |
| SPIRIT | Racehorse who won the annual Kentucky Derby on 1 May 2021, ridden by jockey John Velazquez (6,6) |
| CORTES | Spanish conquistador sent by Velazquez to investigate the wealthy realm of the Aztecs (6) |
| LASMENINAS | 1656 painting of Infanta Margaret Teresa and her entourage by Diego Velazquez (3,7) |
| MENINAS | Las ____, 1656 group portrait by Diego Velazquez set in a palace studio (7) |
| LEVSKI | Bulgarian 2025-2026 First Professional Football League club coached by Julio Velazquez (6,5) |
| LOUVRE | In which museum is the Venus de Milo on display? (6) |
| BREDA | Painting by 17th-century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez, The Surrender of ___ |
| GRAFSPEE | German battleship scuttled by its captain after being damaged by the British in the South Atlantic in 1939 (4,4) |
| NADINE | "The League" actress Velazquez |
| MARIEANTOINETTE | The queen whose tarnished reputation was further damaged by the 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' in 1785, though she was blameless (5,10) |
| STATUE | Girl admitting rubbish is the Venus De Milo, perhaps (6) |
| DIEGOS | Painters Rivera and Velazquez |
