| MARKREGEV | Ambassador of Israel to the UK from 2016 to 2020 |
| BRODY | Tal ___, former basketball player and the current goodwill ambassador of Israel (5) |
| NETANYAHU | He was the first prime minister of Israel to have been born there, after its creation as a state (9) |
| DEADSEA | Salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and the West Bank and Israel to the west (4,3) |
| LEBANON | It borders Israel to the north |
| ALLY | Israel, to the U.S. |
| MSK | This former Test cricketer from Andhra Pradesh also donned the role of the chief of the National Selection Committee from 2016 to 2020 (1,1,1) |
| PRASAD | This former Test cricketer from Andhra Pradesh also donned the role of the chief of the National Selection Committee from 2016 to 2020 (6) |
| PENCE | Vice-President of the United States from 2016 to 2020 (5) |
| MICHELLEKEEGAN | Star of Our Girl from 2016 to 2020 (8,6) |
| FILES | Word that follows The X to give the title of a US drama series which ran originally from 1993 until 2002, with a revival from 2016 to 2018 (5) |
| MANDARIN | - duck; introduced to the UK from China, a water bird that nests in the cavities of trees (8) |
| COBRA | Beer initially imported to the UK from the Mysore Brewery in 1990 (5) |
| MIDWIFETOAD | Alytes obstetricans, family Alytidae, introduced to the UK from Europe c. 1900 (7,4) |
| PINKFIRAPPLE | Maincrop potato variety originally imported to the UK from France in 1850 |
| KNOT | Stocky sandpiper that migrates in winter to the UK from its Arctic breeding grounds (4) |
| SLIPOUTTHEBACKJACKLEW | Suggestion for the U.S. ambassador to Israel to avoid the press? |
| BILLBEAUMONT | Former rugby player and A Question of Sport team captain who was chairman of World Rugby from 2016 to 2024 (4,8) |
| RORY | ____ Best, hooker who captained the Irish rugby union team from 2016 to 2019 (4) |
| LENNYHENRY | Comedian and actor who was chancellor of Birmingham University from 2016 to 2024 (5,5) |
