| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TIMING | Spanning | |
| CONNECTING | Spanning | |
| STRADDLING | Spanning | |
| FLAMING | Red-hot fling spanning morning | |
| BRIDGE | Structure spanning a river | |
| VIADUCT | Road bearing bridge spanning a ravine | |
| BOERWAR | Battle spanning the 19th and 20th century | |
| TYMPANUM | The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch. | |
| LINTEL | A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture. | |