| DEWAR | Donald ___ (1937-2000), first minister of Scotland (5) |
| LAURA | 2000 first lady Bush |
| BUDGE | Donald ___, 1937 Wimbledon singles tennis champion (5) |
| HENRY | And 1dn Second person to be First Minister of Scotland (5,2'5) (5) |
| MCLEISH | Second person to be First Minister of Scotland (5,2'5) |
| BUTEHOUSE | Official residence of the First Minister of Scotland (4,5) |
| BARON | "Meet the ___", 1937 novel by John Creasey (5) |
| ZENDA | "The Prisoner of ___": 1937 Fairbanks film |
| SALMOND | First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP. (7) |
| DONALDDEWAR | The inaugural first minister of Scotland (6,5) |
| YOUNG | Quebec's Walter ____ (1937 winner) |
| MANNY | ***** Shinwell, Labour politician who was Clement Attlee's first Minister of Fuel and Power (5) |
| PETER | First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2016 |
| STURGEON | Nicola ---, leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland since 2014 (8) |
| NICOLA | First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP since November 2014 (6,8) |
| THIRTYSEVEN | How old was the youngest ever First Minister of Scotland when elected (6,5) |
| ALEXSALMOND | Former SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland (4,7) |
| ALEX | The First Minister of Scotland 2007-2014 (4,7) |
| NICOLASTURGEON | The first minister of Scotland |
| MCCONNELL | Jack ----, former First Minister of Scotland (9) |
