| SOMERFIELD | UK supermarket chain, once called Gateway, which ceased trading in 2011 |
| ASDA | UK supermarket chain (4) |
| SPARERIB | Feminist magazine founded in 1972 which ceased publishing in 1993 (5,3) |
| CITYLIMITS | London listings magazine founded in 1981 which ceased publication in 1993 (4,6) |
| THELISTENER | Weekly magazine launched by the BBC in 1929 which ceased publication in 1991 (3,8) |
| TESCO | UK supermarket whose headquarters are in Cheshunt, Herts (5) |
| LIVINGMARXISM | Magazine launched in 1988 which ceased publication after being sued by ITN in 2000 (6,7) |
| READERSDIGEST | Monthly US general-interest family magazine, the UK edition of which ceased publication in April after 86 years (7,6) |
| TODAY | British newspaper which ceased publication in 1995 |
| OLIVETTI | Company which ceased typewriter production in 1994 |
| WESTERNUNION | American business which ceased its telegram service in 2006 |
| LISTENER | The ___, BBC magazine which ceased publication in 1991 (8) |
| FARTHING | British bronze coin which ceased to be legal tender in 1961 (8) |
| USSR | Former superpower which ceased to exist in 1991 (1,1,1,1) |
| BALHAM | South London suburb called 'Gateway to the South' in a comedy sketch by Peter Sellers (6) |
| LAX | So-called "Gateway to the Pacific Rim," informally |
| KMART | Chain once self-styled as "the Saving Place" |
| SAMOA | Chain once known as the Navigators Islands |
| OMNIHOTELS | Resort chain once owned by Aer Lingus |
| ARGOS | Shopping chain once known for its catalogues |