| GEORGEWEAH | Liberia president since January, 2018; 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year |
| FIRSTDAYBACK | It's the Secondof-January 2018 and for most Canadians, it's the what for them at work after the holidays?: 3 wds. |
| WEAH | George -, Liberia president since 2018; 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year (4) |
| ORRINHATCH | President pro tem of the U.S. Senate since January 2015 |
| TRUMP | Donald ?, president of the United States since January (5) |
| CONANOBRIEN | Gallup recently named Finland the world's happiest country for the fourth year in a row; this American comic traveled there in 2006 to meet with its president, since he bears a striking resemblance to |
| BOTSWANA | Country of southern Africa of which Mokgweetsi Masisi has been president since April 2018 (8) |
| ELYSEE | 18th-century palace in NW Paris; the official residence of the French President since 1873 (6) |
| AKIHITO | Son of Hirohito; Emperor of Japan since January 1989 (7) |
| ELYSEEPALACE | Building in Paris, official residence of the French president since 1871 (6,6) |
| SUHULU | The president (since 19 March) of Tanzania (5,6,6) |
| HASSAN | The president (since 19 March) of Tanzania (5,6,6) |
| SAMIA | The president (since 19 March) of Tanzania (5,6,6) |
| QUIRINAL | ____ Palace, official residence in Rome of the Italian president since 1946 (8) |
| STEAMBOATWILLIE | First theatrical release featuring Mickey Mouse (1928), in the public domain in the US since January 1 2024 (9,6) |
| LEADFREE | Description of all petrol sold in Britain since January 1, 2000 |
| OMAN | Country of SE Arabia ruled by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq since January 2020 (4) |
| ASHTON | Dual-code England rugby player at Worcester Warriors since January (5,6) |
| CHRIS | Dual-code England rugby player at Worcester Warriors since January (5,6) |
| CHRISHOPKINS | Prime minister of New Zealand since January 2023 (5,7) |
