| TOJO | Hideki ?, Japanese soldier and prime minister hanged as a war criminal in 1948 (4) |
| HIDEKITOJO | Japanese prime minister 1941-44; executed as a war criminal in 1948 (6,4) |
| HALE | He was hanged as a spy, Sept. 22, 1776 |
| NASH | Paul, English painter known as a war artist in both World Wars (4) |
| KHAN | Imran ---, former cricketer and prime minister of Pakistan 2018-22 (4) |
| MEIR | One of the founders (and prime minister 1969-74) of the state of Israel (4) |
| MARATHONMAN | 1976 thriller featuring Laurence Olivier as a war criminal who worked as a dentist: 2 wds. |
| HESS | Rudolf, Nazi war criminal who died in 1987 at Spandau (4) |
| AJAX | A knave's spoken of as a war hero |
| WAGE | Engage in, as a war |
| TITO | Yugoslavian communist leader and Prime Minister of the past |
| AOKI | Isao ?, Japanese golfer who won the 1978 World Match Play Championship (4) |
| SATO | Takuma ?, Japanese driver whose only F1 podium finish was 3rd in the 2004 United States GP |
| ETON | Alma mater of many princes and prime ministers |
| ANDRE | John ?, British Army officer hanged as a spy in 1780 during the American War of Independence (5) |
| MAIR | Eddie ___, former presenter of Broadcasting House and PM (4) |
| NODA | Hideki .... , 1994 F1 driver for Larrousse (4) |
| TEMPTFATE | Take a risk - support keeping president and prime minister around (5,4) |
| PUTIN | Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President and Prime Minister since 1999.(Last Name) (5) |
| TROPHY | Weapons, spoils etc of a defeated army as a war prize originally, later a cup, plate or shield as an award (6) |
