| MARKOV | Georgi, emigre Bulgarian journalist killed in London in 1978 by a poisoned umbrella (6) |
| ELATUS | In Greek mythology, a centaur killed during a battle with Heracles by a poisoned arrow that passed through his arm and continued to wound Chiron in the knee |
| JILL | English journalist and TV presenter killed in London in 1999 (4,5) |
| DANDO | English journalist and TV presenter killed in London in 1999 (4,5) |
| EVITA | Broadway hit that originally opened in London in 1978 |
| PREFAB | ____ Sprout, English rock band formed in 1978 by Paddy and Martin McAloon (6) |
| MORO | Aldo, former Italian prime minister murdered in 1978 by the Red Brigades (4) |
| NESSUS | Centaur killed by Hercules with a poisoned arrow, who was in turn killed by his contaminated blood (6) |
| GUERIN | Veronica ___, Irish journalist killed in Dublin in 1996 (6) |
| ZHUKOV | Georgi, Soviet marshal who was minister of defence from 1955-57 (6) |
| CLICHE | Passing a poisoned chalice is commonplace (6) |
| REGIME | Clue for emigre in coup (6,6) |
| CHANGE | Clue for emigre in coup (6,6) |
| ANAS | Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza in August 2025 (4,2-6) |
| ALSHARIF | Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza in August 2025 (4,2-6) |
| RORYPECK | Journalist killed in Russia in 1993, whose eponymous Trust supports freelance journalists (4,4) |
| ASYLUM | Emigre's hope (6) |
| PYLE | Pulitzer journalist killed in combat in 1945 |
| EXILES | Emigres lie about sex! (6) |
| SHIREEN | Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces in May 2022 (7,3,5) |
