| GELIGNITE | The second explosive invented by Alfred Nobel, in 1875 |
| DYNAMITE | Explosive invented by Alfred Nobel (8) |
| SHE | Second explosive novel |
| NITROGLYCERINE | Powerful liquid explosive invented by Italian chemist Ascanio Sobrero in 1847 (14) |
| LEYLINES | Links between historic structures, discovered or invented by Alfred Watkins in the 1920s |
| MARIECURIE | She won the 1903 Nobel in physics and the 1911 prize in chemistry |
| SCRABBLE | Game invented by Alfred Butts in 1938 (8) |
| NATTA | Karl Ziegler and Guilio _____ received the Nobel in 1963 for their work in chemistry and technology of high polymers, revolutionizing the making of plastics |
| GUNPOWDER | Explosive invented in 9th-century China (9) |
| DDT | Subj. of the 1948 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine |
| HESSE | German-Swiss author who won the 1946 Nobel in Literature |
| CUSTARD | With an egg-free, powdered variety invented by Alfred Bird, a creme anglaiselike sauce used for trifles or with crumbles or steamed sponge puddings (7) |
| UREY | Chemist who won the Nobel in 1934 for his discovery of deuterium (last name only) |
| DIRAC | Paul who won a Nobel in Physics |
| NERUDA | Poet Pablo who won a Nobel in Literature |
| SNOOKER | Indoor game invented by a British Army officer in India in 1875 (7) |
| THEREMAINSOFTHE | Kazuo Ishiguro, who won his Nobel in 2017, is best known for this novel, made into a hit 1993 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson |
| DAY | Kazuo Ishiguro, who won his Nobel in 2017, is best known for this novel, made into a hit 1993 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson |
| DREAMERS | "I would like to help __ . . .": Alfred Nobel |
| SWEDE | Alfred Nobel or Anders Celsits |
