| HUANGHUA | Chinese diplomat instrumental in normalising relations with the US and Japan in the latter half of the 20th century; Minister of Foreign Affairs 1976-83 (5,3) |
| EMBARGO | Legal stoppage of commerce, such as the one imposed upon India by the US and Japan in 1998 |
| KOO | Chinese diplomat Wellington ___ |
| SAVONAROLA | Religious and political reformer in Florence in the latter half of the 15th century (10) |
| TSUSHIMA | Name of the archipelago off the coast of southeastern Japan in the Korea Strait. In 1905 a Russian fleet was defeated by Japan in a battle of the same name, which took place north of the islands. (8) |
| MERCIA | Historic kingdom of central England that reached its height under King Offa in the latter half of the eighth century (6) |
| EVENTING | Time in the latter half of the day for the horsey set (8) |
| LORDDERBY | He had three brief periods as British prime minister in the latter half of the 19th century, never with a majority government (4,5) |
| WANDER | And in the latter half of the answer, speak incoherently (6) |
| WESTERNS | Cowboy movies, often set in the latter half of the 19th century (8) |
| AMELIA | Earhart who shows up in the latter half of "American Horror Story: Double Feature" |
| NICER | It's tastier, I see, in the latter half of dinner (5) |
| SCIONS | Shoots movies with stars, say, briefly working for IFFI in the latter half |
| FOREIGNERS | Following order and rule, collect papers in the latter half from 26, say (10) |
| ISPOKE | File cabinet label for the latter half of the alphabet |
| NTOZ | File cabinet label for the latter half of the alphabet |
| PEARMAIN | Exercise the latter half of the year -most important (8) |
| THICKER | In the latter half, the bumpkin is even more stupid (7) |
| DICTIONARY | Reference work written by Anne Frank, say, incorporating nonfiction in the latter half |
| GROOM | Tidy the latter half of where one eats (5) |
