| SWORD | Which British weapons factory operated from 1772 until 2005? (9,5) |
| WILKINSON | Which British weapons factory operated from 1772 until 2005? (9,5) |
| KOLKATA | It served as the capital of British India from 1772 (modern spelling) (7) |
| STENS | WWII British weapons |
| CLINK | The _, Southwark prison which operated from the 12th century until 1780 (5) |
| AFFAIRS | Family -------, British soap opera that aired from 1997 until 2005 (7) |
| LNER | Railway company which operated from London to the north east of Britain from 1923 to 1948 (abbr) (4) |
| MALTA | Island where single-track line operated from Valletta to Mdina until 1931 (5) |
| LAMARR | Surname of Mark who hosted Never Mind The Buzzcocks from 1996 until 2005 (6) |
| DUMDUM | Expanding bullet named after a weapons factory in Calcutta (6) |
| ARSENAL | Criminal learns about a weapons factory (7) |
| SPINSTER | After centuries of use, which two words were disallowed on marriage registration forms in England and Wales from December 2005? (8,8) |
| BACHELOR | After centuries of use, which two words were disallowed on marriage registration forms in England and Wales from December 2005? (8,8) |
| NYPDBLUEBERRIES | Dennis Franz's favourite cereal topping from 1993-2005? |
| JAGUAR | Which luxury car dropped its distinctive bonnet ornament in 2005? (6) |
| KATRINA | Which hurricane caused devastation in New Orleans in 2005? (7) |
| ICL | Abbreviation for a British computer company that operated from 1968 to 2002, when it was renamed Fujitsu Services Limited |
| EASTHAMPTON | Ina Garten's famous Barefoot Contessa store, which operated from 1978 to 2003, was located in this Long Island town |
| DURHAM | ___ Wasps, English ice hockey team that operated from 1947 to 1996 (6) |
| COTTAGE | Word linking with "industry" for a type of business often operated from home (7) |
