| TANAISTE | Deputy prime minister of Ireland |
| NICKCLEGG | Former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Deputy Prime Minister of the Coalition government from 2010-2015 (4,5) |
| CLEGG | Surname of Deputy Prime Minister of the UK from 2010-2015 (5) |
| NICK | Deputy prime minister of the coalition government (2010-15) |
| TARIQ | - Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 1979-2003 (5) |
| RHODESSCHOLAR | Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland as a super smart student: 2 wds. |
| PRESCOTT | John _, deputy prime minister of the UK from 1997-2007 (8) |
| TAOISEACH | Title of the prime minister of Ireland (9) |
| ATTLEE | Clement __, the only deputy prime minister to become prime minister (6) |
| DYNAMO | Deputy Prime Minister's a bundle of energy (6) |
| SAFFRONWALDEN | Essex market town whose name was taken by former Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rab Butler as a lord (7,6) |
| ANDERTON | Christchurch MP who was behind the creation of Kiwibank 2001 when he was deputy Prime Minister (8) |
| EBAN | '60s Israeli deputy prime minister |
| KELVIN | Northland MP who is deputy Prime Minister (6,5) |
| DAVIS | Northland MP who is deputy Prime Minister (6,5) |
| HESELTINE | Michael ---, Conservative Deputy Prime Minister 1995-1997 (9) |
| HERBERTMORRISON | Deputy prime minister under Clement Attlee |
| SHEILA | Former deputy prime minister Copps |
| HOWE | Geoffrey, British deputy prime minister 1989-90 (4) |
| DOMINIC | ___ Raab, Deputy Prime Minister (7) |
