| THEASHES | Trophy to be awarded on September 16, 2019 |
| STANLEYCUP | The oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise which is awarded annually to the NHL playoff winner: 2 wds. |
| HYPERION | Moon of Saturn discovered on September 16, 1848 (8) |
| ASHES | A burnt trophy to be aimed for? |
| MARCBOLAN | Lead singer of Tyrannosaurus Rex, later T Rex, who died in a car accident on September 16 1977 |
| TIGERWOODS | On May 6, President Trump made him the youngest athlete ever to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| NOBEL | Scientist Marie Curie became the first woman to be awarded this Swedish prize - she was awarded a second only seven years later |
| MALTA | This Mediterranean island, later to be awarded the George Cross, received its 1000th air raid on November 30, 1941 |
| STOWING | South to be awarded $1000 job for stevedores (7) |
| AEGROTAT | Certificate allowing a university degree to be awarded following illness (8) |
| NONA | ... Gaprindashvili, the first woman to be awarded the GM title. (4) |
| OCTAVIABUTLER | First science-fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur grant |
| MARCOPIERREWHITE | The first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars, in 1995 |
| MARCO | ___ Pierre White, first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars (5) |
| DAMAGES | What some litigants hope to be awarded |
| BERTHA | ___ von Suttner, first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize |
| BASED | A Awarded on ability to bandleader in dreamiest ensemble (5-5) |
| MERIT | A Awarded on ability to bandleader in dreamiest ensemble (5-5) |
| ENDZONE | Area behind the goals in American football that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded (3,4) |
| ALBERTMVUMBI | First African and first person outside Europe and the Americas to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, _ _ Luthuli (6,6) |
