| CANNAE | Village in Italy, scene of a victory by Hannibal over the Romans in 216 B.C. (6) |
| AVATAR | A victory by a sailor, an icon (6) |
| TWINED | Twisted a boy out of a victory (6) |
| AVERSE | Opposed a victory by Irish (6) |
| DEFEAT | Opposite of a victory (6) |
| LAUREL | Source of a victory wreath |
| LEUCTRA | Ancient town in Greece that was site of a victory by Thebes over Sparta in 371 BC (7) |
| ELEPHANT | Which large mammal was ridden by Hannibal over the Alps? (8) |
| TRIPLECROWN | In rugby union, a victory by Scotland, England, Wales or Ireland in all three games against the others in the annual Six Nations Championship (6,5) |
| MARENGO | Village in Italy, site of a 1800 battle in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians (7) |
| SALERNO | Port in S.W. Italy, scene of fighting between Allied forces and Germany in September, 1943 (7) |
| PROSECCO | Meaning "path cut through woods", a village in Italy after which a variety of frizzante or spumante white wine is named (8) |
| ARNO | River of central Italy, scene of much WWII fighting (4) |
| WESTBURY | ____ White Horse, chalk figure on a Wiltshire hillside thought to mark a victory by Alfred the Great (8) |
| SPIONKOP | Site of a victory, in January 1900, for the Boers, thwarting British preparations to relieve Ladysmith (5,3) |
| RAH | A short form of a victory cheer; or, a Briticism for an aristo, nob or toff (3) |
| AVUNCULAR | Uncurl a review after a victory by a relative (9) |
| AVENGER | He exacts retribution in a victory by English queen (7) |
| LAVATORY | Left a victory by a politician for convenience |
| PYRRHIC | (Of a victory) won at too great a cost |
