| APPOMATTOX | Virginia county where 18-Across surrendered to 30-Across, 150 years ago this week |
| CHUNNELMAKES | Start of a transportation factoid from 25 years ago this week |
| BURTREYNOLDS | Jackie Gleason (born 100 years ago this week) costarred with him in "Smokey and the Bandit": 2 wds. |
| KEATS | Poet who died 200 years ago this week |
| RAINIER | This dormant volcano, also the highest mountain in the state of Washington, last erupted about 150 years ago. (7) |
| POTTER | Born just over 150 years ago, author, illustrator and mycologist who created Peter Rabbit, Mr. Tod, |
| EDO | Tokyo of 150 years ago |
| BEETHOVEN | East and West Germany reunified 30 years ago this Saturday; West Germany's capital was Bonn, proud birthplace of this beloved musician |
| ABSOLUTELY | TV sitcom and 2016 film that began 25 years ago this November (10,8) |
| FABULOUS | TV sitcom and 2016 film that began 25 years ago this November (10,8) |
| JOANNA | One of the stars of British TV sitcom and 2016 film that began 25 years ago this November |
| LUMLEY | One of the stars of British TV sitcom and 2016 film that began 25 years ago this November |
| CAMBRIAN | Beginning 541 million years ago, this period saw an "explosion" of new types of life forms. |
| TUT | King whose tomb was found 100 years ago this month |
| CORDOBA | 1,000 years ago this was the largest city in Western Europe |
| AOYAMA | The last ever 250cc World Champion, who took his title 15 years ago this November. (6) |
| MARTINLUTHER | 500 years ago this Protestant German church reformer married a former nun (6,6) |
| ARLINGTON | Virginia county, part of the Washington metropolitan area, where the Pentagon and a national cemetery are located |
| YORKTOWN | Site in Virginia, US where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in 1781, ending the American War of |
| WAIPU | Northland town that has held a Highland games at New Years for 150 years (5) |
