| ROIS | 58-Across leaders |
| AGA | 58 Across leader (3) |
| RUNINTO | Unexpectedly, come across leaders of this operation after argument (3,4) |
| STALIN | Onetime 69 Across leader |
| TSAR | Past 15-Across leader |
| HERALD | 24 Across leader keeps sides apart (6) |
| TIP | With 48-Across, leader of the House of Representatives, 1977-87 |
| CHAIRMAN | With 51 Across, leader whose portrait hangs at Tiananmen Square |
| CHOU | With 52-Down, 39-Across leader from 1949 to 1976 |
| JEREMY | (and 19 across) Leader of 17 down from 1967 to 1976 (6) |
| RONALD | With 19 Across, leader portrayed by Alan Rickman in "Lee Daniels' The Butler" |
| TAUTOLOGY | See 58- Across |
| WINGS | What 20-, 38- and 58- Across have in common |
| CABINET | Word that can follow the first parts of 20and 58- Across and 11- and 29- |
| THEHUNTFOR | With 58 Across, novel by 36 Across |
| BEVERLY | With 63-Across, city whose zip code is suggested by the starts of 18-, 24-, 35-, 51- and 58-Across |
| DOUGLASRAIN | Winnipeg-born actor who is the voice of the computer HAL in #36-Across: 2 wds. (More at #58-Across!) |
| GREEK | With 58-Across, "Antigone" and others ... or, when reinterpreted, a hint to 17-, 31- and 50-Across |
| CURSE | With 45- and 58-Across, frequent result of a DIYer's attempt to do 17-/29-Across |
| CENTER | With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen ... or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? |
