| HELMUTKOHL | Chancellor who oversaw the reunification of East and West Germany (6,4) |
| BISMARCK | Prussian prince, 1815-1898, nicknamed the Iron Chancellor, who oversaw the unification of Germany (8) |
| TWAIN | 'Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the ___ shall meet' (Rudyard Kipling 'The Ballad of East and West' (1889) |
| BEETHOVEN | East and West Germany reunified 30 years ago this Saturday; West Germany's capital was Bonn, proud birthplace of this beloved musician |
| ELBE | River that formed part of the border between East and West Germany |
| NEVERTHETWAIN | ITV sitcom whose title came from Kipling’s The Ballad of East and West |
| HANOI | Northern terminus of the Reunification Express |
| BENBRADLEE | Executive editor of The Washington Post who oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's Watergate reports |
| THOMASMORE | Lord Chancellor who refused to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the Church of England and was executed in 1532 (6,4) |
| WADE | Commander of the troops sent into Scotland against the Jacobites who oversaw the construction of some 250 miles of roads and 40 bridges across the Highlands (4) |
| KOHL | Chancellor who oversaw Germany's reunification |
| KHMERROUGE | Political party which oversaw the murder of around 25% of Cambodia's population between 1975 and 1979 (5,5) |
| MOSHEDAYAN | As Minister of Defence, who oversaw Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day War? (5,5) |
| RISORGIMENTO | What is the name for both the movement and the period of liberation and reunification of 19th-centur |
| WHATSOEVER | Oversaw the collapse of all types |
| JOHNTYLER | Tenth president of the United States (1841-5), who oversaw the annexation of Texas (4,5) |
| DONALDRUMSFELD | Two-time US secretary of defense who oversaw the start of the Iraq War: 2 wds. |
| IGER | Robert who oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm |
| JAMESMADISON | US Secretary of State (and fourth president) who oversaw the Louisiana Purchase: 2 wds. |
| LES | TV executive Moonves who oversaw the creation of "Friends" and "ER" |
