| DAIMLER | The forerunner of which make of car made its first appearance in 1886? (7) |
| WHATNOW | New Zealand children's TV programme that made its first appearance in 1981 (4,3) |
| OBOE | The medieval shawm was the forerunner of which wind instrument? (4) |
| YOUTH | Tennessee Williams 1959 play directed by Elia Kazan in its first appearance, Sweet Bird Of ... |
| VAUXHALL | Which make of car was named after the London suburb where it was originally made? (8) |
| FIAT | By 1920, which make of car accounted for eighty percent of sales in Italy? (4) |
| JAGUAR | Which make of car is used by the British prime minister? (6) |
| WALKMAN | Brand of portable media player made by Sony that was the forerunner of the Apple iPod and Creative Zen (7) |
| PONTIAC | Which make of American car was named after a city that was named after a Native American chief? (7) |
| SACKBUT | Baroque brass instrument which was the forerunner of the modern trombone |
| TRIUMPH | Which make of British motorcycle has models Bonneville, Trident and Trophy? (7) |
| ARPANET | The forerunner of the Internet (7) |
| CRICKET | Insect with long antennae, the male of which makes chirping noises by rubbing its forewings together (7) |
| UKULELE | The Portuguese cavaquinho is thought to be the forerunner of this popular Hawaiian instrument |
| PRIMERO | Old card game; the forerunner of poker (7) |
| COCKADE | Cod, cake of which makes a rosette for the hat (7) |
| HERLAND | 1915 Charlotte Perkins Gilman novel first published in The Forerunner magazine (7) |
| CANTONS | Areas which make up the 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation (7) |
| PORCINE | Flustered chairperson disregards rash letters which make them look like a swine |
| SOMME | Effective at Cambrai in 1917, the tank had made its first battle appearance in which battle in September 1916? (5) |