| GALBRAITH | JK, economist and author of The New Industrial State who died in 2006 (9) |
| KISSINGER | US former secretary of state who died in 2023 aged 100, Henry _ (9) |
| PIKETTY | Thomas ......., French economist and author of Capital In The Twenty-First Century (7) |
| MILOSEVIC | Slobodan, former President of Serbia who died in 2006 (9) |
| ELIHUROOT | Former secretary of war and state who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912 |
| AARONBURR | Third Vice President of the United States, who went on the run in 1804 after killing his rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel (5,4) |
| NIETYTHRE | Age at which Gerald Ford, the longest-lived U.S. President, died in 2006 |
| HENRYCLAY | Secretary of State who dueled with John Randolph in 1826 |
| DIRIGISTE | During sad song I sit and state who has control (9) |
| SHAND | Bruce ___, British Army officer who died in 2006; father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (5) |
| ROGERS | Cronulla Sharks centre, and father of Mat, who died in 2006, Steve ... (6) |
| PINOCHET | Augusto ___ Ugarte, former president of Chile who died in 2006 (8) |
| LAKER | Freddie ?, entrepreneur associated with the Skytrain project who died in 2006 (5) |
| LABONE | Brian ...... , Everton defender and England World Cup 1970 squad member, who died in 2006 (6) |
| PEARCE | Fred ___, author of The New Wild and The Climate Files (6) |
| CORDELLHULL | US secretary of state who helped to found the United Nations; winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 (7,4) |
| RAMDASS | LSD pioneer and author of the New Age classic "Be Here Now" |
| FRANKLIN | Benjamin ---, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who helped draw up the Declaration of Independence (8) |
| DRAKE | English slapstick comedian who died in 2006, Charlie ----- (5) |
| IRWIN | Steve, Australian wildlife conservationist who died in 2006 (5) |
