| PYE | Henry James ___, Poet Laureate from 1790-1813 (3) |
| TENNYSON | Alfred _; Poet Laureate from 1850 (8) |
| WORDSWORTH | William ___, Poet Laureate from 1843-50 (10) |
| BETJEMAN | Sir John ___, poet laureate from 1972 to 1984 |
| MOTION | Sir Andrew ___, Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009 |
| NYC | Capital of the United States from the year 1785 to 1790 |
| PPYE | Poet laureate Henry James ___ |
| SOUTHEY | Robert ___, Poet Laureate 1813-43 (7) |
| DUFFY | Carol Ann ___, Poet Laureate (5) |
| BRIDGES | Robert ___, Poet Laureate who wrote The Testament of Beauty (7) |
| ARMITAGE | Simon ___, Poet Laureate since 2019 (8) |
| ROBERTSOUTHEY | English Romantic poet; Poet Laureate from 1813 to 1843 (6,7) |
| CECILDAYLEWIS | British poet who was poet laureate from 1968 to 1972 (5,3-5) |
| CAROLANNDUFFY | Scottish poet and playwright who was poet laureate from 2009 to 2019 (5,3,5) |
| DAYLEWIS | Cecil -, Poet Laureate from 1968-72 (3-5) |
| CECILDEYLEWIS | The Poet Laureate from 1968 to 1972, father of Oscar-winning actor Daniel (5,3-5) |
| TATE | Nahum ___, Irish poet and dramatist who served as Poet Laureate from 1692 to 1715 (4) |
| HUGHES | Ted ?, Poet Laureate from 1984-98 |
| COLLEYCIBBER | Author of 1696 play Loves's Last Shift; Poet Laureate from 1730-57 |
| ANDREWMOTION | Poet Laureate from 1999-2009 |
