| MCGOVERN | George ___, 1972 Democratic nominee for president of the United States (8) |
| ADLAI | ___ Stevenson (Democratic nominee for president in 1952 and 1956) |
| TRUMP | Donald ___, Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in the 2016 election (5) |
| OVERRATE | Dramatise it for President of Ireland (8) |
| CRUZ | Candidate for the Republic nomination for President of the States (2016) |
| PEROT | Ross ---, businessman who ran for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996 (5) |
| MAMDANI | Zohran who became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in 2025 |
| LEVANTER | The ___, 1972 novel by Eric Ambler (8) |
| SETTLERS | The ___, 1972 novel by Meyer Levin (8) |
| EHRHARDT | Annelie ___, 1972 Olympic 100m hurdles gold medallist (8) |
| OMEGAMAN | The ___ ___ 1972 post apocalyptic film which stars Charlton Heston as a pandemic survivor (5,3) |
| EDWARDS | John ?, Democratic nominee for US vice president in 2004 |
| DUKAKIS | Michael, Democratic nominee for the US presidency in 1988 (7) |
| LASVEGAS | Learning from __, 1972 book which brought postmodern architecture to wider attention (3,5) |
| FIGO | Which former World Player of the Year is running for president of Fifa? (4) |
| CONORMCGREGOR | UFC champion who's running for president of Ireland |
| OVERSTATE | Dramatise it for President of Ireland (9) |
| KERRY | Democratic nominee of 2004 |
| CLINTON | Democratic nominee of 2016 |
| SUN | The Wind from the ___ 1972 collection of sci-fi short stories by Arthur C. Clarke |
