| SEPOY | Though it's not often called this today, the ___ Mutiny -- a term originated by the British -- was an unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857-59 |
| LEYLAND | British - was a motor manufacturing group formed in 1968 which was privatised during the 1980s (7) |
| SILVERBERRY | Plants in the elaeagnus genus are often called this; E. x ebbingei is known as Ebbinge's ___ (11) |
| NOINTER | From a British dialect, what slang term originated in Tasmania to refer to a difficult or spoiled child? (7) |
| SPIV | Which term originated in WWII Britain to describe a smartly dressed man who makes shady dealings? (4) |
| PROPAGANDA | The first use of this word in English was in reference to a Roman Catholic organization established in the 17th century by Pope Gregory XV; this word was part of its much longer Latin name. Today the |
| KNOT | - garden; originated by the Tudors, a geometric style of parterre formed by herbs, roses and box hedges (4) |
| MOTOROLA | 50 years ago today, the first-ever cell phone call was made by Martin Cooper, an engineer with this company |
| CHAPELOFLOVE | The Dixie Cups classic with the lyric "today's the day we'll say 'I do'," from this clip |
| LION | Cat called the King of the Jungle though it's not a jungle animal |
| QUEBEC | On July 3, 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec, which is today the capital of this Canadian province |
| TEDDYBEARS | "For every bear that ever there was; Will gather there for certain because; Today's the day the ... |
| NYLON | Strong synthetic polymer originated by the Du Pont firm in 1938 (5) |
| MONROEDOCTRINE | Principle of US policy originated by the fifth president (6,8) |
| OKRA | This pod plant is also called ladies' finger (though it's not a banana) and gumbo (since it thickens the New Orleans dish) |
| SEAS | "Today . . . the ___ bear only commerce": MacArthur (9/1945) |
| NOOILPAINTING | One that could stop a clock (though it's not a hanging matter) (2,3,8) |
| LOGIC | From the Ancient Greek meaning "reason", a method of rational thinking as originated by philosopher Aristotle (5) |
| ATLAS | Term for a group of maps, thought to have been originated by cartographer Gerardus Mercator (5) |
| ATENO | "She ___ meat today"; The Taming of the Shew |
