| CRET | ___. Period (When the Age of Reptiles came to an end) |
| CRETACEOUS | ___ Period (When the Tyrannosaur roamed the Earth) |
| MESOZOICERA | Stretch of time aka the "Age of Reptiles" |
| JURASSIC | *Period in the Age of Reptiles |
| CENOZOIC | Geological era known as the 'Age of Reptiles' (8) |
| OTTOMAN | Created in Anatolia (Asia Minor), this empire grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. It came to an end in 1922, when it was replaced by the Turkish |
| AVIATOR | Amy Johnson, whose career came to an end in the Thames estuary in 1941, was a famous one of these (7) |
| MARTIN | Sonia's marriage to this EastEnder recently came to an end (6,6) |
| RESULTED | Came to an end when set ruled out (8) |
| POINTED | Secretary turned to leave from set - it came to an end (7) |
| LAPSED | One made the grade, but came to an end (6) |
| MADRID | This Spanish capital city was finally occupied by Franco as the civil war came to an end in March, 1 |
| CEASED | Came to an end for Clare as editor (6) |
| ABATED | A cricket club with Oriental dimension came to an end (6) |
| LETUP | Grant at university came to an end (3,2) |
| CANDIED | Crystallised preserve came to an end (7) |
| TAPERED | Having swapped sections, bureaucracy came to an end (7) |
| OTTOMANEMPIRE | Political entity that came to an end on 1 November 1922 (7,6) |
| RANOUT | Came to an end, was used up (3,3) |
| PERORATED | Came to an end, holed, leaking fluorine |
