| HOEY | Kate ___, Northern Irish politician and Labour life peer (4) |
| ROBERTWINSTON | British medical doctor, scientist, TV presenter and Labour life peer (6,7) |
| FITT | Gerry -, 1926-2005, Northern Irish politician (4) |
| COLLINS | Michael, Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader who died in 1922 (7) |
| DEVALERA | Eamon, Irish politician and president who founded the Fianna Fail party in 1926 (2,6) |
| ARLENE | --- Foster, high-profile Northern Irish politician |
| AMOS | Baroness ---, Labour life peer; leader of the House of Lords 2003-07 (4) |
| BEST | George _, Northern Irish footballer who spent most of his club career at Manchester United (4) |
| DUMP | Northern Irish politicians securing money repository (4) |
| TALC | Whitish powder found in leaders of Tory and Labour councils (4) |
| WEAR | Tyne & ___, northern region (4) |
| ELMS | Nine ___, Northern line station (4) |
| JOSE | San ___ (Northern California's largest city) |
| HARE | Arctic ___ (Northern hopping critter) |
| CHAR | Arctic ___ (northern fish) |
| ALTO | Palo ___ (Northern California city) |
| ALFDUBS | Labour life peer and former MP who was saved from the Nazis in Prague by English stockbroker Nicholas Winton |
| MCDOWELL | Graeme _, Northern Irish golfer; 2010 US Open Championship and Chevron World Challenge winner (8) |
| ONEILL | Martin ___, Northern Irish football manager whose teams have included Leicester City, Celtic and Aston Villa |
| NEILL | Sam ___, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (5) |
