| BRUTUS | Dry American statesman who led a coup (6) |
| CYRUS | Mr. Vance, American statesman who served as secretary of state under Carter (5) |
| HOOSIER | American statesman who said ire's not in order (7) |
| ATTLEE | A dry American general, WWII deputy (6) |
| BRIGHT | John, 19th Century British statesman who led the Anti-CornLaw League with Richard Cobden (6) |
| POLPOT | Cambodian communist statesman who led the Khmer Rouge (3,3) |
| UTAHAN | United Nations upholding a role for American statesman (6) |
| POWELL | Bud, American jazz pianist who led a trio in Paris featuring drummer Kenny Clarke (6) |
| HANNAH | _ Montana, Miley Cyrus's schoolgirl who led a double life (6) |
| MOWGLI | Kipling hero who led a wild life as a youngster |
| OHIOAN | I see I love an American statesman (6) |
| VIRGIN | Independent article leaving American statesman unblemished (6) |
| TURING | Alan ---, English mathematician who led a team of codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II (6) |
| KELLIE | _ Bright, EastEnders actress who led a lovely tribute to our late Queen Elizabeth (6) |
| KANSAN | American statesman: citizen famously filmed briefly by hospital |
| CHAVEZ | President of Venezuela who led a "Bolivarian Revolution" until his death in 2013 |
| JOHNBRIGHT | 19th-century British statesman who led the Anti-corn Law League with Richard Cobden (4,6) |
| CROMWELL | Oliver _, 17th-century statesman who led armies against Charles I during the English Civil War (8) |
| HIPPARCHUS | Cool and dry American astronomer (10) |
| LEVEE | "...but the ___ was dry" ("American Pie" line) |
