| KIRKE | Sir David ___ (17th-century first Governor of Newfoundland) |
| THOMASCOCHRANE | Admiral of the fleet, and first governor of Newfoundland; another admiral, an inspiration for Horatio Hornblower |
| WEBB | He was a colonial governor of Newfoundland |
| EGAN | First governor of the state of Alaska |
| CARTERET | First governor of New Jersey |
| WINTHROP | John ___, first governor of the Massachusetts bay colony |
| JOHNRUTLEDGE | US statesman and jurist, the first Governor of South Carolina (4,8) |
| HOBSON | William ---, British naval officer and the first Governor of New Zealand (6) |
| BRIGHAMYOUNG | First governor of Utah |
| UTAH | Mormon founder Brigham Young became the first governor of this territory - it didn't become a state |
| HANCOCK | First governor of Massachusetts |
| LIMA | Saint Rose of ___ (17th-century South American saint) |
| PURCELL | Henry ___, 17th-century composer of the opera Dido and Aeneas (7) |
| GWYN | Nell _, 17th-century actress and the long-time mistress of Charles II (4) |
| MAES | Nicolaes ___ (17th-century Dutch painter and student of Rembrandt) |
| SUCHET | Sir David ___, actor known for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot (6) |
| LEAN | Sir David ___, director of A Passage to India (4) |
| ATTENBOROUGH | Sir David ___, presenter of nature programmes on TV (12) |
| YORICK | City, about first century, first to die in 16 (6) |
| NIFTY | Stylish name linked to half of century, first off (5) |
