| BURKE | Edmund ___, British statesman who played a key role in the impeachment of Warren Hastings in the late 18th century (5) |
| SMUTS | Jan ___, South African statesman who played an important role in the establishment of the League of Nations (5) |
| BLACKPOWER | Richard Wright's 1954 book that lent its name to a political ideology prominent in the US in the lat |
| BOSSA | Lively music and dance that rose from within the artistic beach culture in Rio de Janeiro in the lat |
| PAGE | Rege-Jean, British actor who played the Duke of Hastings in the period drama series Bridgerton (4) |
| CARTWRIGHT | Edmund _, British clergyman who invented the power loom (10) |
| GWENN | Edmund ___: British actor who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Santa Claus in 10 Across (5) |
| DUNBAR | Surname of Adrian who plays Ted Hastings in the series mentioned in 22 Down (6) |
| LEWINSKY | Monica ?, former White House intern associated with the impeachment of President Bill Clinton (8) |
| HARDIE | Keir ___, British statesman; first leader of the parliamentary Labour Party (1906-8) |
| CRIPPS | Sir Stafford ___, British statesman |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| GIOTTO | _ Bizzarrini, he played a key role in the development of the Ferrari 250 GTO (6) |
| BROOK | Player who played a key role in England's 2022 T20 World Cup triumph and famously scored three Test centuries in three consecutive matches against Pakistan in 2022.(Last Name) (5) |
| 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 |
| BRAUN | Wernher von ___, German scientist who played a key role in America's space programme (5) |
| AMITSHAH | Serving as India's Home Minister since 2019, this BJP leader played a key role in the abrogation of Article 370.(Full Name) (8) |