| IGER | Disney president who oversaw the Pixar acquisition |
| POLK | President who oversaw the issuance of the first U.S. postage stamp |
| JAMESMADISON | US Secretary of State (and fourth president) who oversaw the Louisiana Purchase: 2 wds. |
| WADE | Commander of the troops sent into Scotland against the Jacobites who oversaw the construction of some 250 miles of roads and 40 bridges across the Highlands (4) |
| HELMUTKOHL | Chancellor who oversaw the reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall (6,4) |
| JOHNTYLER | Tenth president of the United States (1841-5), who oversaw the annexation of Texas (4,5) |
| JFK | Pres. who oversaw the creation of the Peace Corps |
| OWEN | Weatherfield builder who oversaw the repairs on the Rovers Return pub (4,9) |
| FLAMMINI | Italian Group who oversaw the inception of the World Superbike Championship. (8) |
| ALANHARDAKER | EFL administrator who oversaw the 1960 launch of the League Cup (4,8) |
| DONALDRUMSFELD | Two-time US secretary of defense who oversaw the start of the Iraq War: 2 wds. |
| BISMARCK | Prussian prince, 1815-1898, nicknamed the Iron Chancellor, who oversaw the unification of Germany (8) |
| BENBRADLEE | Executive editor of The Washington Post who oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's Watergate reports |
| GARCETTI | District Attorney who oversaw the O.J. Trial Gil ___ |
| RODINO | Peter who oversaw the Nixon impeachment hearings |
| LES | TV executive Moonves who oversaw the creation of "Friends" and "ER" |
| OTTO | - von Bismarck, leader who oversaw the unification of Germany (4) |
| PIUSIX | Pope who oversaw the First Vatican Council |
| IGOR | Kurchatov who oversaw the Soviet atomic bomb project |
| ATHENA | Goddess who oversaw the Argo's construction |
