| BLETCHLEYPARK | The scene of a cracking victory over Germany? (9,4) |
| HUMPTYDUMPTY | The start of a cracking adventure enjoyed by kids (6,6,3,2,1,4) |
| CHATEAUBRIAND | Ate a cracking fish starter in restaurant, and to follow one beef dish |
| BUKAYOSAKA | Arsenal player who became the youngest footballer to start a knock-out international for England in their 2-0 Euro 2020 victory over Germany |
| WINGER | Footballer seeking victory over Germany, but losing many! |
| RIGHTWINGER | Legal victory over Germany for politician |
| SECONDWIND | Instant victory over Germany renewed strength (6,4) |
| WINDUP | Excite with victory over Germany earlier (4,2) |
| LEPANTO | Port in Greece between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras that was the scene of a 1571 naval battle in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League |
| ALAMEIN | El -, village on the north coast of Egypt which was the scene of a 1942 Allied victory over the Germans (7) |
| BOYNE | A river in the eastern Republic of Ireland, the banks of which were the scene of a 1690 battle (5) |
| ELALAMEIN | Town on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive 1942 Allied victory over the Axis forces (2,7) |
| YPRES | Town in Belgium near Passendale that was the scene of a series of battles over four years following the Race to the Sea (5) |
| TEWKESBURY | Gloucestershire town, the scene of a decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses |
| ORTONA | World War II, 1943: Canada was victorious over Germany in the Battle of ___ which took place on the Adriatic coast in Italy |
| ROESELARE | Municipality in West Flanders, Belgium that was the scene of a French victory over the Austrians in |
| SALAMIS | Island in the Saronic Gulf that was the scene of a naval battle in 480 BC in which the Greeks defeated the Persians |
| TRAFALGAR | Cape on the SW coast of Spain, south of Cadiz, that was the scene of a decisive naval battle in 1805 in which Nelson was mortally wounded |
| OTTERBURN | Village in Northumbedand near the scene of a moonlight battle fought in 1388 by the English under Sir Henry Percy and the Scottish under James, 2nd Earl of Douglas (9) |
| SEDAN | Town on the River Meuse which was the scene of a 1940 Second World War battle which began the German invasion of France (5) |
