| OPRAHWINFREY | When Chicago became one of the four candidates to host the 2016 Olympics, she traveled to Copenhagen to pitch her adopted hometown to the IOC |
| DOROTHY | She traveled to Oz via tornado |
| TINDALL | British Royal Zara ___, the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, won a silver medal in the equestrian event at the 2012 London Olympics. She enjoyed a proud family moment as she was presented t |
| ERATO | In Summer at Olympics she revealed herself a muse (5) |
| ROSSINI | Son of a town trumpeter who became one of the main proponents of bel canto; his best-known operas include William Tell, The Thieving Magpie and The Barber of Seville (7) |
| HILLARY | New Zealand mountaineer who became one of the two first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953 (7) |
| DAVID | Michelangelo's 17-foot-tall sculpture, carved out of a single slab of previously rejected white Carrara marble, that became one of the most famous statues in the world (5) |
| BORNINTHEUSA | 1984 album by the Boss that became one of the top-selling records of all time: 4 wds. |
| SARAH | Who, in 1899, became one of the few women to play the lead in Hamlet? (5,9) |
| BERNHARDT | Who, in 1899, became one of the few women to play the lead in Hamlet? (5,9) |
| JADWIGA | Chosen as Poland's queen in 1384 when only a child, she became one of the country's great rulers (7) |
| PILGRIMS | Group that traveled to the New World to escape the perceived tyranny of the Church of England |
| NICHOLADRIDLEY | Bishop of London who became one of the Oxford Martyrs in 1555 (8,6) |
| IDA | English actress who became one of the first women to direct Hollywood films (3) |
| SALLYPHILLIPS | She took part in Taskmaster in 2017 and became one of the rotating co-presenters on Pointless in 2024 (5,8) |
| DOMINGO | Spanish singer who grew up in Mexico and became one of the three tenors |
| GALILEO | Name of the robotic U.S. spacecraft launched on October 18, 1989, by the space shuttle Atlantis. It traveled to Jupiter in 1994 for extended orbital study of the planet, its magnetic field, and its mo |
| PURITANS | Group that traveled to New England to create a reformed version of the Church of England |
| JARNOSAARINEN | Early 1970s yamaha racer who became one of the most influential racers in history before being tragically killed at Monza. (5,8) |
| URGENCIES | Niece's rug became one of the pressing necessities (9) |
