| THEPHILIPPINES | Ferdinand Marcos Jr. became president-elect of this country on May 25; his father was its president from 1965-86 |
| DUALCITIZENSHIP | Mentioned contest where native of this country on board vessel showed split allegiance, perhaps |
| DUTERTE | President before Marcos Jr. |
| PRIAPUS | In Greek mythology his father was Dionysus, the wine god; his mother may have been Aphrodite, the goddess of love. He was a god of animal and vegetable fertility. In Pericles (act 4, scene 6), the Baw |
| ALDHELM | Saint, a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, whose feast day falls on May 25 (7) |
| YOONSUKYEOL | President-elect of South Korea, succeeding Moon Jae-in on May 10 2022 (4,3-4) |
| BOLATINUBU | President-elect of Nigeria, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari on 29 May 2023 (4,6) |
| DJIBOUTI | Formerly known as French Somaliland, this country on the northeastern coast of the Horn of Africa gained independence from France on June 27, 1977. |
| SHREK | Kids' classic that opens "His mother was ugly and his father was ugly" |
| PENCE | Mike ?, Governor of Indiana since 2013; vice president-elect of the United States (5) |
| SANDRAMASON | Current governor-general and president-elect of Barbados, taking office on 30 November 2021 (6,5) |
| CASTRO | President-elect of Honduras, due to succeed Juan Orlando Hernandez on 27 January (7,6) |
| XIOMARA | President-elect of Honduras, due to succeed Juan Orlando Hernandez on 27 January (7,6) |
| GUSTAVOPETRO | President-elect of Colombia, succeeding Ivn Duque on 7 August 2022 (7,5) |
| PETR | President-elect of the Czech Republic succeeding Milos Zeman on 9 March 2023 (4,5) |
| PAVEL | President-elect of the Czech Republic succeeding Milos Zeman on 9 March 2023 (4,5) |
| BERNARDOAREVALO | President-elect of Guatemala, due to assume office on 14 January 2024 (8,7) |
| CLAUDIA | President-elect of Mexico, due to succeed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on 1 October 2024 (7,9) |
| SHEINBAUM | President-elect of Mexico, due to succeed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on 1 October 2024 (7,9) |
| KIRSTYCOVENTRY | President-elect of the International Olympic Committee, succeeding Thomas Bach on 23 June 2025 (6,8) |
