| HAIG | Alexander ___, US Secretary of State during the Falklands War (4) |
| MONROE | Secretary of state during the War of 1812 |
| ACHESON | Secretary of state during the Korean War |
| CALDER | Alexander ___, US sculptor known for his mobiles (6) |
| NOTT | Sir John ___, Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands War (4) |
| RICE | Condoleezza ___, US Secretary of State from 2005-09 (4) |
| RUSK | Dean ___, US Secretary of State from 1961-69 (4) |
| IOWA | Important swing state during U.S. elections |
| CLINTON | Hillary ---, Secretary of State during Barack Obama's first presidential term (7) |
| EXOCET | This French-built anti-ship missile was used during the Falklands War |
| SIRGALAHAD | British ship destroyed on June 8, 1982 during the Falklands War (3,7) |
| OSSIEARDILES | Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning midfielder who left Spurs during the Falklands War (5,7) |
| REICH | The German state during the Nazi regime was the third one (5) |
| FLORIDA | One of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (7) |
| ALABAMA | Confederate state during the American Civil War (7) |
| BAGUIRMI | Islamic kingdom or sultanate that existed as an independent state during the 16th and 17th centuries southeast of Lake Chad |
| DIXIE | Song adopted as a marching tune by the Confederate states during the American Civil War (5) |
| RESIGN | Head of State during rule to abdicate (6) |
| POWELL | Colin ___, US Secretary of State from 2001-2005 (6) |
| KERRY | John ___, US Secretary of State appointed in 2003 (5) |
