| PROFUMO | John ___, Secretary of State for War from 1960-63 (7) |
| HALDANE | Richard Burdon ___, Secretary of State for War from 1905-12 (7) |
| REDWOOD | John ___, Secretary of State for Wales from 1993-95 (7) |
| KITCHENER | Herbert ?, British field marshal; Secretary of State for War from 1914-16 (9) |
| CHANNON | Paul ___, Secretary of State for Transport from 1987-89 (7) |
| YOUNGER | George ___, Secretary of State for Scotland from 1979-86 (7) |
| VIETNAM | Scene of war from 1959 to 1975 (7) |
| SANTANA | 1960-63 Portugal and 1955-67 Benfica winger; 1961 European Cup Final winner (7) |
| NOTT | Sir John ___, secretary of state for defence at the time of the Falklands war (4) |
| WHITTINGDALE | John ___, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2015 (12) |
| TEKOOTI | Maori leader who fought a guerilla war from 1868 to 1872, then founded the Ringatu religion (2,5) |
| PROFUMOAFFAIR | What name was given to the 1963 security scandal when the British Secretary of State for War had an affair with Christine Keeler. the mistress of a Soviet diplomat? (7,6) |
| JOHNPROFUMO | British Conservative secretary of state for war who resigned in 1963 following a famous scandal (4,7) |
| CROSSMAN | Richard ___, Secretary of State for Social Services from 1968-70 whose volumes Diaries of a Cabinet |
| BENN | Tony ___, Secretary of State for Industry from 1974-75 (4) |
| BOTTOMLEY | Virginia ___, Secretary of State for Health from 1992-95 (9) |
| AMERY | Leo ___, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 (5) |
| MOWLAM | Mo ___, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997-99 (6) |
| PRENTICE | Reg ___, Secretary of State for Education from 1974-75 (8) |
| HEWITT | Patricia ___, Secretary of State for Health from 2005-07 (6) |
