| WOODARD | Lynette ___, first female Harlem Globetrotter |
| GOOSETATUM | Harlem Globetrotter favorite |
| MEADOWLARKLEMON | Harlem Globetrotter-turned-minister |
| NEAL | Harlem Globetrotter great Curly |
| TOOTALL | ___ Hall, shortest Harlem Globetrotter |
| MEADOWLARK | Sharp-billed passeriform of the genus Sturnella, or a Harlem Globetrotter |
| SCAVO | "Desperate Housewives" character Lynette ___ |
| ROSS | Nellie ___, first female state governor |
| CHAO | Elaine ___, first female Asian-American cabinet member |
| ASTOR | Nancy ___, first female member of the British Parliament |
| VEGA | Suzanne _; first female artist to headline Glastonbury (4) |
| ROTSA | Lady ___, first female member of the British Parliament |
| KUMARATUNGA | Chandrika ___, first female president of Sri Lanka (1994-2005) (11) |
| RENO | Janet ___, first female attorney general |
| ARROYO | Gloria Macapagal ___, first female vicepresident (1998-2001) (6) |
| ROBINSON | Mary ___, first female President of Ireland (1990-1997) |
| SMITH | Jacqui ___, first female home secretary of the UK (2007-2009) |
| FERRARO | Geraldine ___, first female vice- presidential candidate for a major party in the US (7) |
| BLACKMORE | Rachael ___ , first female jockey to win the English Grand National on Minella Times in 2021 (9) |
| ZIA | Khaleda ___, first female P.M. of Bangladesh (1991-96, 2001-06) |