| PANDORA | Woman in Greek mythology who opened a box she shouldn't have |
| PSYCHIC | She shouldn't have to ask, "Do you want to have your fortune told?" |
| NONSMOKER | She shouldn't have weed on monks shot by head of state |
| LEDA | Moon that was discovered in 1974 and named for a woman in Greek myth who was believed to have been the mother (by Zeus, who had seduced her in the form of a swan) of Pollux and of Helen (4) |
| ZEISS | German optician who opened a lens workshop in Jena in 1846 that developed into a company specialisin |
| HORNIMAN | Frederick ?, tea merchant who opened a free museum bearing his name in London in 1901 |
| NIOBE | Mortal woman in Greek mythology turned into stone by Zeus (5) |
| PATTON | Celebrated US general George S. ___, who opened a British Welcome Club for American soldiers stationed in Knutsford in 1944 (6) |
| DIAZ | Navigator who opened a sea route to India |
| WOOLWORTH | Frank Winfield --, US businessman who opened a chain of shops selling low-priced goods (9) |
| MEDEA | Woman in Greek myth who killed her two sons by Jason (5) |
| CREMATE | Burn up old woman in Greek island (7) |
| ILLICIT | She seduces (though she shouldn't) |
| BEER | Left-arm spinner who opened the bowling for Australia in a Test innings v West Indies in 2012 (4) |
| MILES | Bernard ?, actor who opened the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959 (5) |
| GUCCI | Guccio ?, leather craftsman who opened his first shop in Florence, Italy, in 1920 |
| RICKSTEIN | English celebrity chef who opened his first seafood restaurant in Padstow in 1975 |
| PERNOD | Henri-Louis ___, distiller who opened his first absinthe distillery in Couvet, Switzerland in 1797 |
| PAULSMITH | Fashion designer who opened his first shop in Nottingham in 1970 (4,5) |
| KERRIDGE | Tom ___, chef who opened The Hand & Flowers pub in Marlow in 2005 (8) |
