| HIPPOLYTE | Boucherville-born politician, Sir Louis-___ Lafontaine (b.1807 d.1864) |
| SABRE | Pat LaFontaine, teamwise |
| WADSWORTH | evangeline: A Tale of Acadie poet, henry ___ longfellow (b.1807 - d. 1882) |
| GESNER | Canadian who invented Kerosene, Abraham ___ (b.1797 - d.1864) |
| KEROSENE | Campsite fuel invented by Canada's Abraham Gesner (b.1797 - d.1864) |
| LONGFELLOW | Henry Wadsworth ___ (American poet, b.1807 - d.1882, who wrote the Expulsion epic at #21-Across) |
| PEGUIN | The largest First Nations community in Manitoba, it's named after the legendary Chief of the Saulteaux (b. circa 1774 d.1864) |
| OPPERMAN | Name a renowned Australian cyclist and politician, Sir Hubert ... (8) |
| EDEN | Old politician Sir Anthony and the Garden of ___! (4) |
| CHIPS | Nickname of author, diarist and politician Sir Henry Channon who restored Kelvedon Hall; tokens for blackjack, poker or roulette; pommes frites; or, slices of dried banana (5) |
| USSEN | Texas seat for Calgary-born politician Ted Cruz: acr. + abbr. |
| YOUNGER | George (1931-2003), Stirling-born politician who was Scottish Secretary (1979-86) (7) |
| PERES | Polish-born politician who was President of Israel 2007-14 (6,5) |
| SHIMON | Olish-born politician who was President of Israel 2007-14 (6,5) |
| WYCLEFJEAN | Haitian-born politician and Fugees alum |
| MARTIN | Windsor-born politician, Paul ____ Junior |
| WILBERFORCE | William ___, Kingston upon Hull-born politician and slave trade abolitionist who died in 1833 (11) |
| HANCOCK | Chester-born politician, Matt ___, appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in 2018 (7) |
| GAITSKELL | Hugh ___ (1906 - 63) London-born politician who was leader of the Labour Party 1955-63 (9) |
| HAIN | Peter ---, Kenyan-born politician who held Cabinet roles under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Leader of the House of Commons 2003-05 (4) |
