| GABIASHKENAZI | Israeli politican who was Chief of the IDF from 2007 to 2011 (4,9) |
| HOON | Geoff -, Labour politican who has been Defence Secretary and Transport Secretary (4) |
| GILADSHALIT | Allah's digit, could be, the IDF soldier imprisoned by Hamas from 2006 to 2011 (5,6) |
| HAGANAH | Jewish paramilitary organization, which morphed into the IDF, during the British Mandate of Palestine (7) |
| PETETOWNSHEND | English rock guitarist and vocalist who was chief songwriter for The Who |
| OCHS | Adolph who was chief of The New York Times from 1896 to 1935 |
| ALANBROOKE | Viscount ..., soldier who was Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1941-46 (10) |
| PETAIN | Philippe ___, French marshal who was Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 |
| YITZHAKRABIN | Israeli prime minister who was Chief of Staff during the Six-Day War (7,5) |
| STANKOVIC | Manager of the Hungarian football team Ferencvaros who captained the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2011 (5,9) |
| DEJAN | Manager of the Hungarian football team Ferencvaros who captained the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2011 (5,9) |
| PELOSI | Speaker of the House since 2019, and from 2007 to 2011 |
| ERNESTKING | U.S. admiral who was chief of naval operations 1942-5 (6,4) |
| HAROLDSTARK | U.S. naval officer who was chief of naval operations 1939-42 (6,5) |
| UNITEDNATIONS | Organization headed from 2007 to 2016 by South Korea's Ban Ki-moon (2 wds.) |
| MADAM | ___ Speaker (how Nancy Pelosi was addressed from 2007 to 2011) |
| ENGINEER | Montgomery "Scotty" Scott of Star Trek was Chief ... of the Enterprise |
| LYNCH | Liam ___ was Chief of Staff of the antitreaty IRA for much of the Civil War. (5) |
| SARGENT | Sir Malcolm ___, English conductor and self-styled 'ambassador of music' who was chief conductor of the Proms from 1947 to 1967 (7) |
| DSK | IMF head from 2007 to 2011, in headlines |
