| CRONUS | Who is the god of the world and time and who had swallowed his other children? |
| VULCAN | Who is the god of fire and metalworking in Roman mythology? (6) |
| TOUCHANDGO | Large-billed bird swallowed his head, and poor dog is in a critical condition (5,3,2) |
| ISSUE | Did a small girl follow other children? (5) |
| CAIROLI | Clown and entertainer synonymous with Blackpool, and who had a Blackpool tram named after him in 2018 (7,7) |
| CHARLIE | And 9 Across Clown and entertainer synonymous with Blackpool, and who had a Blackpool tram named after him in 2018 (7,7) |
| WELLS | H. G. -; author of The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds and the non-fiction A Short History of the World (5) |
| EDEN | Setting of the first act in "The Creation of the World and Other Business" by Arthur Miller |
| TAJMAHAL | Mausoleum in India which is one of the 7 wonders of the world and is located in a 42-acre complex: 2 wds. |
| KILIMANJARO | Dormant volcano in Africa which is one of the Seven Summits of the world and which was first climbed in 1889 |
| EUGENEVDEBS | Cofounder of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five-time US presidential candidate: 3 wds. |
| PLUTO | From the Roman name of the god of the underworld aka "the rich one", the largest of the dwarf planets (5) |
| MIROS | 'The Birth of the World' and 'The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers,' e.g. |
| ARCTIC | One of the five oceans of the world - and one of the coldest |
| THUNDER | In the Chinese pantheon Lei-Gong, like the Norse Thor, is the god of this natural phenomenon |
| TELEPHONEPOLE | Time for great footballer to retire is perfect? On top of the world and employed by communications business! (9,4) |
| TIMESSQUARE | "Crossroads of the World," and what each box of circles is, in a way |
| LOSANGELES | City nicknamed "The Entertainment Capital of the World" and "La La Land" (3,7) |
| HADES | (Greek mythology) the god of the dead and the king of the underworld (5) |
| EREBUS | Who, in classical mythology, is the god of darkness (6) |
