| LEE | Activist Opal who advocated for the national recognition of 23-Across |
| METRICMARTYRS | *British greengrocers who advocated for the right to display imperial units only |
| BERTHA | Ms. Allen, Gwich'in activist (b.1934 - d.2010) who advocated for rights of Aboriginal and Northern women, a Member of the Order of Canada |
| MAGINOT | Andre, French minister of war in the 1920s and 1930s who advocated for a line of defensive forts (7) |
| BERTHAALLEN | Gwich'in activist (b.1934 d.2010) who advocated for rights of Aboriginal and northern women. She is |
| TARA | ___ Singh, activist who advocated for an autonomous Sikh state |
| ANITA | Borg who advocated for gender parity in technology |
| OTEROWARREN | Nina ___, suffragist who advocated for bilingual education |
| KITT | Singer Eartha who advocated for LGBT rights |
| ROSA | Parks who advocated for Recy Taylor |
| MARTINSHAW | English actor who came to national recognition as Doyle in ITV drama series The Professionals (6,4) |
| POETLAUREATE | A linesman who has won national recognition |
| PLEIADE | Group of 16th-century poets who advocated the enrichment of the French language with classical influences (7) |
| KEYNESIANS | Followers of the economist who advocated a measure of public control within capitalism (10) |
| STARSANDSTRIPES | The name used for the national flag of the USA (5,3,7) |
| QUAVO | Migos rapper who has advocated for gun-violence prevention |
| RUSSIAN | Black cocktail giving Baikal national recognition (7) |
| GERMAN | A pointer's tongue receives national recognition (6) |
| MIRO | Artist who advocated the "assassination of painting" |
| SPOCK | Child development expert of the 50s who advocated more intuitive child-raising, Dr Benjamin ... |
