| IDOMENEUS | Cretan commander who led his armies into the Trojan War |
| INHISSLEEVIES | Where does a general keep his armies? |
| DEWET | Afrikaner commander who led the Orange Free State army during the Second Boer War (2,3) |
| GALTIERI | General -, Argentinian president who led his nation into the Falklands War (8) |
| JAMESMADISON | Fourth American president. who led his country into war against the United Kingdom (5,7) |
| GUYGIBSON | British wing commander who led the Dambusters Raid in May 1943 (3,6) |
| CHURCHILL | British prime minister who led his country from the brink of defeat in World War II to victory |
| GIBSON | RAF wing commander who led Operation Chastise, later known as the Dam Busters, raid in 1943 (3,6) |
| GUY | RAF wing commander who led Operation Chastise, later known as the Dam Busters, raid in 1943 (3,6) |
| GARIBALDI | Italian hero, who led his "Thousand Redshirts" against the Austrians, d. 1882 (9) |
| LEONIDAS | Spartan king who led his forces against the invading Persians at Thermopylae (8) |
| ARISTIDES | Ancient Athenian statesman and general, who led his Antiochis tribe at the battle of Marathon |
| KHOMEINI | Ruhollah, Iranian cleric who led his country's revolution of 1979 that overthrew the Shah (8) |
| VAUGHAN | Michael, former England cricket captain who led his country to victory in the Ashes in 2005 (7) |
| NICKSIRIANNI | Eagles head coach who led his team to victory in the 2025 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| CORBYN | Jeremy, Labour politician who led his party from 2015 to 2020 (6) |
| OTT | Baseball great who led his team in home runs 18 years in a row |
| LORDIVANHOE | Calypsonian who led His Caribbean Knights (4,7) |
| NKRUMAH | Kwame, Ghanaian nationalist leader who led his country to independence (7) |
| ENVER | ____ Hoxha, Albanian dictator who led his country from 1944-85 (5) |
