| PROFUMO | John ___, Conservative MP best known for his involvement in a 1963 scandal |
| NORTH | American best known for his involvement in the IranContra Affair: Oliver ___ (5) |
| BLOOR | John ___, Conservative Party benefactor who bought the collapsed Triumph brand in 1983 |
| SELWYNGUMMER | John ___, Conservative ex-Environment Secretary who chairs the UK Independent Committee on Climate Change (6,6) |
| LOUVINCENT | New Zealander who received a lifetime ban from international cricket in 2014 for his involvement in match fixing (3,7) |
| ROBBERY | Ronald Biggs gained notoriety for his involvement in the 1963 Great Train ... |
| VICK | Quarterback Michael who was suspended for his involvement in dogfighting |
| YORK | Birth city of the Catholic revolutionary Guy Fawkes who was hanged for his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (4) |
| NEAVE | Airey ___, Conservative MP for Abingdon killed by a car bomb in 1979 (5) |
| YEO | Tim ___, Conservative MP for South Suffolk deselected by his constituency party in 2015 |
| EDCOLE | Chevrolet and GM career engineer and manager, best remembered, perhaps, for his involvement with the design of Cadillac and Chev small block V8s in the late '40s and mid '50s (2,4) |
| WHIST | His involvement in walkabout on vacation is a game |
| FAWKES | Famous for his involvement with the gunpowder plot, Guy ... |
| GREEN | Damian _, Conservative MP who was First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office in 2017 (5) |
| LETWIN | Oliver ___, Conservative MP for West Dorset; Shadow Home Secretary from 2001-03 (6) |
| BOYSON | Rhodes ___, Conservative MP for Brent North from 1974-97 (6) |
| VILLIERS | Theresa _, Conservative MP appointed Environment Secretary in July 2019 (8) |
| TRUSS | Liz _, Conservative MP appointed Foreign Secretary in 2021 (5) |
| SCHISMS | His involvement in heartless frauds creates divisions (7) |
| INMATE | Dylan Wilson was an _ of Weatherfield's Secure Training Centre after his involvement in Mason's murder (6) |