| JAMESBAKER | Chief of Staff in Ronald Reagan's first administration and in the final year of the administration of George H W Bush |
| UPPERNINTH | In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the final year of secondary education; Year 13 (5,5) |
| GENERALHAIG | Ronald Reagan's first Secretary of State or the commander of the British Expeditionary Force during much of the First World War |
| ETERNITYS | Biopic about the final years of Vincent van Gogh's life, At... Gate (8'1) |
| SEASONS | A Man For All _, 1966 film about the final years of Sir Thomas More (7) |
| ATETERNITYSGATE | 2018 Julian Schnabel film about the final years of Vincent van Gogh's life |
| JANEWYMAN | Best Actress Oscar-winner, for Johnny Belinda, who was Ronald Reagan's first wife |
| NANCY | Ronald Reagan's first lady |
| POWELL | Colin, US general who became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989 (6) |
| RAHMEMANUEL | Former Chief of Staff in the Obama White House |
| ROBERTS | Very nearly took a fourth world title in 1983, his final year of racing. (6) |
| WARDEN | Joint chief of staff in military bunker? |
| MAJORDOMO | Chief of staff in Conservative party cut content from manifesto (5-4) |
| BACKOFFICE | Part of a company made up of administration and support personnel (4,6) |
| ANTISEMITIC | Characteristic of the administration in The Plot Against America (11) |
| RADIOS | Say goodbye to final year of broadcasting systems (6) |
| ONEBC | Final year of a certain millennium |
| OLDAGE | Out-of-date newspaper from the final years (3,3) |
| SCHOOLLEAVERS | Perhaps teachers, at the end of the day, identified with those doing final-year exams |
| CROWNCOLONY | A British territory whose administration and legislature is controlled by the monarchy (5,6) |