| WALESA | Lech --, president of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (6) |
| LECHWALESA | Former electrician who was President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 |
| KRAKOW | Port on the River Vistula; capital of Poland from 1038 to 1569 (6) |
| LECH | ___ Walesa Polish president from 1990 to 1995 |
| RAE | Bob ___ (Premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995) |
| JARUZELSKI | Wojciech ?, president of Poland from 1989-90 (10) |
| NUJOMA | Sam _, the first president of Swapo, and of Nambia from 1990 to 2005 (6) |
| NICOLE | Australian actress married to Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001 and to Keith Urban since 2006 (6,6) |
| LUKEPERRY | American actor who played Dylan McKay in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995 |
| DELORS | France's finance minister (1981-4) who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 (7,6) |
| RWANDA | Country of central Africa, riven by civil war from 1990 to 1994 (6) |
| LARSON | Cartoonist who drew The Far Side from 1979 to 1995 (6) |
| TAYLOR | Graham, England national team football manager from 1990 to 1993 (6) |
| SHADOE | Stevens who hosted "American Top 40" from 1988 to 1995 |
| LAMOYE | Jersey Open venue from 1978 to 1995 (2,4) |
| TUSK | Donald ___, prime minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014 and President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 (4) |
| FLEADH | Vince Power's Irish-themed bash that ran in Finsbury Park from 1990 to 2004 (6) |
| BONN | The capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999 |
| LYALL | John ___, manager of West Ham United from 1974 to 1989, and of Ipswich Town from 1990 to 1994 |
| STALINOGROD | Former name of Katowice, Poland, from 1953-6 (11) |
