| QUONGTART | Which Australian merchant and entrepreneur was born in China in 1850, died in 1903 and was active in |
| DENNIS | This US entrepreneur was the first self-funded space tourist, ... Tito |
| MARIECURIE | The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to have won it twice (for Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911) (5,5) |
| DENMARK | With one incinerator in 1903 and now with 23, which country's landfill waste is less than 1%? (7) |
| WEIL | Simone **** , mystic and social philosopher who was active in the French Resistance (4) |
| CHARTISM | British working-class movement for political reform that was active in the mid-19th century (8) |
| IBSEN | Henrik _, Norwegian dramatist nominated for theNobel Prize in Literature in 1902, 1903 and 1904 (5) |
| WUSHU | Competitive full-contact sport developed in China in 1949 and having two disciplines: taolu and sand |
| BUSTLED | Was active in raid, having secondary role? (7) |
| HERA | Old Greek goddess was active in other areas (4) |
| OREO | Cookie brand that launched Hot Chicken Wing and Wasabi varieties in China in August 2018 |
| MAHJONG | Tile-based game made illegal in China in 1949, legalised again in 1985 (7) |
| DAWNREDWOOD | Coniferous tree (metasequoia) known only as a fossil until it was found growing in China in 1941! (4,7) |
| AUDREYMEADOWS | Actress born in China |
| ZHOUQINBURNIKEL | First crossword constructor for the New York Times born in China |
| PEI | Architect born in China |
| IMPEI | U.S. architect born in China |
| EDWARDCOLSTON | English merchant and slave trader, whose statue was toppled in Bristol, England in June 2020 (6,7) |
| COLSTON | Edward _, English merchant and slave trader, whose statue was toppled in Bristol in June 2020 (7) |
| VESPUCCI | Amerigo, Italian-born merchant and explorer born in 1454 noted for his New World voyages (8) |
