| DAVIDOWEN | Foreign Secretary from 1977-79; co-founder of the SDP |
| OWEN | David ___, Foreign Secretary from 1977-79 (4) |
| LYNCH | Jack ___, Taoiseach of Ireland from 1977-79 (5) |
| THORPE | Jeremy ___, penultimate leader of the Liberal Party (1967-1976) prior to its 1988 merger with the SDP (6) |
| UTTLEY | Roger ...... , five-times England rugby union Test captain from 1977-79 (6) |
| PITT | Bill ____'s Croydon North West by-election win in 1981 was the first parliamentary victory for the SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| BREAKTHEMOULD | Change things completely (as the SDP tried to) (5,3,5) |
| KAUFMAN | Gerald -, Shadow Foreign Secretary from 1987-92; Father of the House from 2015-17 |
| DESAI | Morarji ___, Prime Minister of India 1977-79 |
| DAYAN | Israel's foreign minister, 1977-79 |
| MOSHEDAYAN | Israeli foreign minister 1977-79 (5,5) |
| POL | Prime minister of Kampuchea 1977-79 (3,3) |
| POT | Prime minister of Kampuchea 1977-79 (3,3) |
| POLPOT | Prime minister of Kampuchea 1977-79 (3,3) |
| SHIRLEYWILLIAMS | SDP and Lib Dem politician whose mother was pacifist Vera Brittain (7,8) |
| SALTII | Negotiations of 1977-79 |
| MCGEE | Paul, 1978-80 Republic of Ireland, 1977-79 Queens Park Rangers and 1979-81 Preston North End forward (5) |
| WORLD | Kerry Packer's 1977-79 ... Series Cricket (5) |
| REP | Johnny ..., 1973-81 Holland and 1977-79 Bastia winger (3) |
| CHANNON | Mick ....... 1977-79 Manchester City striker between spells at Southampton (7) |
