| MIDJUNE | When the abolition of slavery is commemorated |
| GREY | Whig politician whose term as prime minister saw the passage of the Reform Act and the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (4) |
| JOHNGREENLEAFWHITTIER | US Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery who wrote Snow-Bound and the hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (4,9,8) |
| GREELEY | US journalist and editor of the New York Tribune which championed the abolition of Slavery (7) |
| CHARLESFOX | An 18th-century British statesman who supported the French Revolution, American independence and the abolition of slavery (7,3) |
| SHARP | Granville ___(1735-1813), biblical scholar who was an early campaigner for the abolition of slavery (5) |
| ANARCHISTS | Chris went to a small demonstration right in the middle of Bath -- it was organised by people in favour of the abolition of government (10) |
| WILLIAM | M.P., leader of the movement for the abolition of the slave trade (7,11) |
| WILBERFORCE | M.P., leader of the movement for the abolition of the slave trade (7,11) |
| ANARCHIST | Advocate of the abolition of government (9) |
| DEMONETISATION | Gutted economist in action of castigating the abolition of gold standard? |
| ANARCHISM | Advocation of the abolition of government |
| JUNE | Month when emancipation from slavery is celebrated in the US |
| PIERCE | Which brigadier general from the Mexican War was the 14th president of the US and is noted for his vacillation over the issue of slavery? (6) |
| BLOOD | "Colonel" whose thwarted attempt to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London is commemorated there with a variety of red velvet chocolate cake (5) |
| MAY | Month when the Battle of Puebla is commemorated |
| LYNDHURSTGIBLIN | Who is commemorated in the name of the Economics and Commerce Library at Melbourne University? (9,6) |
| EUCHARIST | Christian sacrament in which the Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine ( |
| HARWOOD | Which Australian poet is commemorated in the name of the prize awarded annually by island magazine and won in 2025 by Georgina Woods? (7) |
| BLAISE | Which saint is commemorated by the blessing of throats? (6) |
