| MARYKOM | Boxer and a former parliamentarian (2 words) |
| JOSHUA | Anthony .... is a famous boxer and a former heavyweight champion. (6) |
| BOGGLEDOG | Cross between a Boston terrier or boxer and a beagle |
| LITTERBUGS | They're capable of spreading rubbish by young boxers and a number of those in 10 across, similarly (10) |
| CORGI | Welsh "dwarf dog" whose name is shared by a brand of fine socks with a royal warrant, a range of die-cast toys and a former gas safety register (5) |
| ORRS | A former Bruin and a former Colt |
| KEATING | Surname shared by a former member of Irish band Boyzone and a former Australian PM (7) |
| VVS | ___ Laxman, former Indian international cricketer and a former cricket commentator and pundit |
| EXEMPT | Free former parliamentarian in Egypt (6) |
| EXAMPLE | Former parliamentarian in mid-wales to produce precedent (7) |
| SHANGRILA | Tibetan utopia in the 1933 James Hilton novel Lost Horizon, and a former name 1942-53 (7-2) |
| ROBERTSON | Surname shared by the deputy PM and a former All Black, now a coach (9) |
| ELEANOR | A Beatles song, and a former First Lady of the US (7) |
| MAKO | Shark species, and a former DB beer (4) |
| FREDARMISEN | Elisabeth's ex, and a former SNL cast member |
| ANNA | Palindromic woman's name (and a former Indian currency unit) |
| OBAMA | Old lady chasing old boy and a former leader (5) |
| PAULA | Dare, unwisely, to admit what's faced is beneath me and a former 12 11 winner (5,9) |
| PENCE | Mike ____ is the US vice-president and a former governor of Indiana |
| WILSON | Ricky, lead vocalist of Kaiser Chiefs and a former coach on The Voice UK (6) |
