| ROBOT | The concept of artificial humans predates recorded history, but the modern term _____ derives from a Czech word that means forced labour or serf, used in Karel AÂŒapek's 1920 play R.U.R. (5) |
| HARRY | Who holds the record for scoring the most goals for England And Tottenham Hotspur and second highest goal-scorer in Premier League history but plays for the Bayern Munich Club in Bundesliga since last |
| MERINO | Sheep which originated in Spain but the modern breed is associated with Australia and New Zealand (6) |
| ABOOT | Get ___ (derive enjoyment) |
| STRAW | Material for some artificial humans |
| GOLEMS | Leaders in genetics organise lab experiments making small artificial humans (6) |
| MOTHERSDAY | Modern term for a celebration held on the fourth Sunday of Lent in the UK (7,3) |
| HAMMURABI | Babylonian king who instituted one of the earliest surviving codes of law in recorded history (9) |
| SATIVA | One of the two main types of cannabis, cultivated throughout recorded history (6) |
| CAMELLIA | A genus of shrubs or trees of the tea family whose name derives from a Jesuit missionary (8) |
| TAMBORA | Volcano on the northern coast of Sumbawa island, Indonesia, that in April 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. (7) |
| ATHENS | The capital of Greece; its recorded history spans 3,400 years (6) |
| EGYPT | Ancient civilisation with a with a recorded history dating back to about 3200 BC |
| CYNTHIA | Female name that derives from a mountain on the Greek island of Delos, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis (7) |
| YANKEEDOODLE | Traditional song and nursery rhyme, which predates the American Revolution (the state anthem of Connecticut) (6-6) |
| TIDDLER | Thought to derive from a childish form of "stickleback", an informal word for a small fish such as the aforesaid or a minnow/tadpole (7) |
| ATLAS | Book or collection of maps whose name derives from a Titan forced to bear the sky on his shoulders (5) |
| DOBERMANN | A medium large breed of domestic dog whose name derives from a German tax collector (9) |
| LIAISON | Word for a connection or secret love affair that derives from a French cookery term meaning "to bind" (7) |
| PHAETON | 18th Century open horse-drawn carriage whose name derives from a son of Helios, the sun god (7) |
