| BELABARTOK | Hungarian composer, 1881-1945, regarded as his country's most important composer since Liszt (4,6) |
| BARTOK | Hungarian composer, 1881-1945 (6) |
| SARAH | Someone Abraham regarded as his, initially (5) |
| GUERNICA | Painting by Picasso, generally regarded as his masterpiece (8) |
| CILLIANMURPHY | Irishman who won Best Actor Oscar last month; he bears his country's most common surname |
| OSPINA | David, Colombian goalkeeper and his country's most capped player (6) |
| HIDEKITOJO | Japanese soldier and statesman who served as his country's prime minister from 1941 to 1944 (6,4) |
| BRAINDRAIN | Situation when a country's most talented people are leaving to live elsewhere (2 wds.) |
| DERADIGUES | Belgian racer who took nearly half of all his country's GP wins, for him in the 250 & 350cc classes. (6,2,8) |
| IGNACYJANPADEREWSKI | Polish pianist and composer who served as his country's prime minister |
| SULEYMANDEMIREL | Turkish politician and civil engineer who served as his country's president from 1993 to 2000 (8,7) |
| HAWKE | Bob, Australian politician who served as his country's prime minister from 1983 to 1991 (5) |
| PELE | Athlete who once served as his country's Extraordinary Minister for Sport |
| ARIEL | ____ Sharon, Israeli general and politician who served as his country's eleventh prime minister (5) |
| VORSTER | John, South African politician born in 1915 who served as his country's prime minister and president (7) |
| OBOTE | Milton, Ugandan politician who served two terms as his country's president (5) |
| UTTAR | Which state of India, the country's most populous, was known as United Provinces from 1935 and was given its current name in 1950? (5,7) |
| PRADESH | Which state of India, the country's most populous, was known as United Provinces from 1935 and was given its current name in 1950? (5,7) |
| CHANTALPETITCLERC | The Honourable ___ ___ (Canadian Senator who is one of our country's most decorated Paralympic athletes) |
| PARISSE | Sergio ....... , Italy captain in the 2011 Rugby World Cup; the country's most-capped player (7) |
