| CHIANGKAISHEK | Chinese Nationalist politician and revolutionary; former leader of the Republic of China (6,3-4) |
| LENIN | V. I. -, Soviet politician and revolutionary |
| SCHNAPPS | Fellows mingling with Nationalist politicians for a drink |
| CAROLINELUCAS | Former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales who was the party's first MP (8,5) |
| SUNYATSEN | First president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang (3,3-3) |
| FARAGE | Nigel _, former leader of the UK Independence Party and current leader of the Brexit Party (6) |
| HORSECHESTNUT | Tree animal and revolutionary stunt performed (5,8) |
| TAIPEI | Capital of the Republic of China, located on the Tamsui River (6) |
| NICKCLEGG | Former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Deputy Prime Minister of the Coalition government from 2010-2015 (4,5) |
| CHIANG | ___ Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China 1950-75 (6) |
| SUN | 1912's President of the Republic of China, ___ Yat-sen |
| FFION | ___ Hague, wife of the former leader of the Conservative Party (5) |
| OWEN | David _, Foreign Secretary 1977-79 and former leader of the SDP (4) |
| KUOMINTANG | Chinese nationalist party, defeated by the Communists in 1949 (10) |
| MEI | Soong ___-ling (first lady of the Republic of China) |
| TAIWAN | Island state in East Asia officially the Republic of China (6) |
| EDMILIBAND | Former Leader of the Labour Party who has been Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July last year (28) |
| LEPEN | Jean-Marie, French politician, former leader of the National Front (2,3) |
| ANNABEL | Forename of Baroness Goldie, former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party (7) |
| ASHDOWN | MP for Yeovil (1983-2001) and former leader of the Liberal Democrats |
