| BERTHA | ______ von Suttner became, in 1905, the first woman to win the Peace Prize; she played a key role in creating the Nobel Peace Prize as well |
| NOBEL | Scientist Marie Curie became the first woman to be awarded this Swedish prize - she was awarded a se |
| STW | April 21, 1905: The Star moves to new premises at |
| MATISSE | 1905: The Green Stripe artist Henri |
| RICH | Henry VIII's minister who played a key role in the trials of Sir Thomas More and John Fisher as well as the downfall of Sir Thomas Cromwell and the dissolution of the monasteries (4) |
| BURKE | Edmund ___, British statesman who played a key role in the impeachment of Warren Hastings in the late 18th century (5) |
| GIOTTO | _ Bizzarrini, he played a key role in the development of the Ferrari 250 GTO (6) |
| THEGANGOFFOUR | Chinese political faction which played a key role in the Cultural Revolution (3,4,2,4) |
| WOAKES | England seamer and all-rounder playing for Delhi since 2020, he played a key role in England's 2019 ODI World Cup win |
| BRAUN | Wernher von ___, German scientist who played a key role in America's space programme (5) |
| BELL | Author and archaeologist who played a key role in the creation of Iraq (8,4) |
| GERTRUDE | Author and archaeologist who played a key role in the creation of Iraq (8,4) |
| JOANOFARC | Saint who played a key role in the Siege of Orléans |
| TONI | Who authored the novel Beloved and became, in 1993, the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize? (first name only) |
| YAMAHA | Japanese company who played a key role in producing Toyota's 2000GT (6) |
| STOINIS | Australian all-rounder who has played a key role in Delhi's 2020 victories |
| MOLLYKOOL | Captain ___ ___ (b.1916 - d.2009 ...Canadian who became, in 1939, the first woman in North America to attain the certification of 'Master of a Cargo Steamship in the Home-trade') |
| NARINE | Mystery spinner who has taken the most wickets for KKR, he has also played a key role as a pinch hitter |
| CAVES | Fictional tourist attraction that plays a key role in E M Forster's 1924 novel A Passage to India (7,5) |
| MARABAR | Fictional tourist attraction that plays a key role in E M Forster's 1924 novel A Passage to India (7,5) |