| MERKEL | Angela ___, German guest at 9 (6) |
| DRAGHI | Mario ___, Italian guest at 9 (6) |
| MACRON | Emmanuel ___, French guest at 9 (6) |
| RIPPON | Angela ___, pioneering BBC newsreader (6) |
| RAYNER | Angela __, deputy prime minister since 2024 (6) |
| WYNTER | Angela _, returned to Eastenders to play Yolande (6) |
| CARTER | Angela ___ (1940 - 92) |
| SUGA | Yoshihide ___, Japanese guest at 9 (4) |
| BIDEN | Joe ___, US guest at 9 (5) |
| LEYEN | Ursula von der ___, European guest at 9 (5) |
| INNATE | At nine, it turns out, it is born within one (6) |
| ENGINE | It's to be started, for example, at nine (6) |
| NANITE | Tiny robot working at nine (6) |
| WISEST | One's coming in at nine o'clock making the most sound |
| ABAR | Angela ___, Regina King's character on HBO's "Watchmen" |
| HARTNETT | Angela _, chef who worked under Gordon Ramsay (8) |
| SCANLON | Angela _, showing you Your Home Made Perfect (7) |
| BASSETT | Angela _, played Queen Ramonda in the Black Panther films (7) |
| GRIFFIN | Angela ___, actress who plays Kim Campbell in Waterloo Road (7) |
| LANSBURY | Angela ___, star of Murder She Wrote (8) |
