| MELONI | Giorgia ___, Prime Minister of Italy, appointed in 2022 (6) |
| BENITO | The Prime Minister of Italy 1922-1943 (6,9) |
| MARIODRAGHI | Prime minister of Italy succeeded by Giorgia Meloni in 2022 (5,6) |
| BORNE | Elisabeth ***** , prime minister of France appointed in 2022 (5) |
| GIULIOANDREOTTI | Politician seven times prime minister of Italy, who was the subject of the 2008 film Il Divo (6,9) |
| MUSSOLINI | The Prime Minister of Italy 1922-1943 (6,9) |
| ROMANOPRODI | Prime Minister of Italy 1996-98 (6,5) |
| MORO | Aldo, prime minister of Italy 1974-76 who was murdered in 1978 (4) |
| MCCULLUM | Brendon ........ , New Zealand cricketer who made 302 against India in Wellington in 2014; England Test coach appointed in 2022 (8) |
| SORIANO | Female judge on Portrait Artist of the Year; Chair of Art UK appointed in 2022 (8,7) |
| BOWEN | Who, appointed in 2022, is Minister for Climate Change and Energy in the Albanese government? (5) |
| ALDO | Prime minister of Italy from 1974-76 murdered by the Red Brigades in 1978 (4,4) |
| BETTINOCRAXI | Prime Minister of Italy 1983-87 (7,5) |
| ALDOMORO | Prime minister of Italy from 1963-68 and 1974-76 (4,4) |
| CRAXI | Bettino ___, prime minister of Italy from 1983-87 (5) |
| DEGASPERI | Alcide ?, prime minister of Italy from 1945-53 (2,7) |
| CONTE | Giuseppe, prime minister of Italy who assumed office on June 1 2018 (5) |
| BERLUSCONI | Silvio ?, prime minister of Italy from 2008-11 |
| PRODI | Romano ?, prime minister of Italy from 1996-98 |
| MCINNES | Derek -, Kilmarnock FC manager appointed in 2022 |
