| RULE | What James Thomson urged Britannia to do in 1740? (4) |
| HUGO | Mr Speer in historical fantasy Britannia to cling to love (4) |
| ARNE | Thomas -; composer of the music to Rule, Britannia which debuted at Cliveden in 1740 (4) |
| GROG | Drink Vice Admiral Edward Vernon introduced into the Royal Navy in 1740 (4) |
| STIR | Prepare a martini correctly, no matter what James Bond says |
| RULEBRITANNIA | Patriotic song, based on a poem by James Thomson set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740 (4,9) |
| GOYA | Francisco ___ (1740 - 1828), a Spanish painter (4) |
| ANNA | Empress of Russia from 1730-1740 (4) |
| BACH | King of Poland's composer (c. 1740) |
| MALARIA | In Italian, this word (actually, two words) means "bad air." In English, it refers a human disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium transmitted by mosquitos. Its first known use was in 1740 |
| SOTHEBY | John, auctioneer born in 1740 who gave his name to an arts auction house in London (7) |
| BRITANNIA | Rule, - - -!, patriotic song set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740 (9) |
| ICECASTLE | Temporary structure that first appeared in 1740 in St. Petersburg |
| JIMMY | What James would need to do to his car door lock if he accidentally locked his keys inside |
| RESTONSUNDAY | What James and evangelist Billy rarely were wont to do |
| THEBOSS | What James Brown "paid the cost to be," in a 1973 song |
| ANSON | George, naval commander who sailed from England in 1740 and circumnavigated the globe in 45 months (5) |
| PAMELA | Novel by Samuel Richardson published in 1740 (6) |
| IVANVI | Infant who succeeded Russia's Empress Anna in 1740 |
| TUX | What James Bond would wear to a party for short |
