Across
- 2. 2010: Our second house is on this fragrant close (11)
- 7. 1994: Elected South Africa President on my 10th birthday (7)
- 9. 1985: Massive festival, opened by Status Quo (4,3)
- 11. 2012: We move to a different close, soon to be the name of a pigeon (9)
- 13. 2005: Jamie wins the Oscar for this Foxxy film about Mr Charles (3)
- 15. 1990: John became Prime Minister this year
- 17. 2002: This currency debuted this year (4)
- 20. 2016: We visit this county for our first family summer holiday (7)
- 23. 2000: Denise warmed up for her Couch-to-5k gig with a gold in Sydney (5)
- 25. 2023: Coastal path you did with our boy in Norn Iron (7)
- 27. 1993: Problematic US president got inaugurated this year (7)
- 28. 2015: Welcome, first born! (7)
- 29. 2022: The theme for the world’s greatest 4th birthday party (7)
- 31. 2024: Canals and Stroopwafels in this lovely city (9)
- 32. 2025: The bravest little duckling that ever did live (11)
- 34. 1995: Pixar arguably peaks with their first attempt (3,5)
- 36. 2017: MJ not as impressed with this HP castle as we were (7)
- 37. 2020: Elected this horrible, horrible year to rid us of Trump (5)
- 38. 2018: Here comes the biggest heart, along with the biggest eyes (5-3)
- 39. 1997: Tony entered No.10 this year (5)
- 40. 1989: This wall fell this year (6)
- 41. 1996: This ‘Zoo’ were a one-hit wonder at number 1 this year (7)
Down
- 1. 2006: Our mutual friendship with this lovely lady proves vitally important (5)
- 3. 2003: Two literary geniuses unwittingly set off a chain of events at this university (9)
- 4. 2008: Yes we can!
- 5. 2009: We visit the subject of our favourite Christmas bauble this year (11)
- 6. 2001: Daniel entered our lives as The Boy Who Lived on screen this year (9)
- 8. 1986: Argentine who used the Hand of God to knock England out of the World Cup (8)
- 10. 2013: One of the llamas we meet at Nidderdale (3)
- 12. 2004: Social media site founded; has not yet ruined the entire world (8)
- 14. 1999: Long trench coats, bullet dodging, flip phones, silly sunglasses (3,6)
- 16. 1991: Best team in the world won Division One this year (7)
- 18. 2014: We visit Malaysia and try this disgrace of a fruit (6)
- 19. 1988: A favourite sport of Mikey's that debuted at the 1988 Olympics
- 21. 2021: The subject of a very popular 3rd birthday cake (9)
- 22. 1998: Mezzanine is album of the year by this band (7,6)
- 24. 2019: Joe gets this done; life is no longer quite the same (7)
- 26. 1992: Best Actor Oscar winner, for a serial killer you fancied (7)
- 30. 2011: This Point is just the place for a modest proposal this year (5)
- 33. 2007: You take a trip out east to this spicy country (8)
- 35. 1987: Famous Rick who will never (ever) give you up (6)
