| NESMITH | Michael, guitarist with The Monkees and host of the Council On Ideas (7) |
| TRIBAL | Like the council on "Survivor" |
| KOSYGIN | Alexei ___, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1964-80 (7) |
| BOBROSS | US creator and host of The Joy of Painting (3,4) |
| CLAPTON | Eric _; guitarist with the group Cream (7) |
| ENGLAND | Winner (and host) of the 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| CCLARKE | Science fiction writer and host of the TV show Mysterious World (6,1,6) |
| HOUSTON | Texas's Space City and host of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals |
| STRASBOURG | Capital of the Alsace region of France and seat of the Council of Europe |
| TURIN | First capital of Italy, birth place of solid chocolate and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics (it would have six letters in the Italian version of the name) (5) |
| HEAD | Film that linked The Monkees and Jack Nicholson (4) |
| IMABELIEVER | Neil Diamond's hit for The Monkees and Robert Wyatt (2,1,8) |
| SHE | Song title shared by The Monkees and Charles Aznavour (3) |
| ARTOLINDSAY | Guitarist with The Lounge Lizards, The Golden Palominos and Ambitious Lovers (4,7) |
| MALENKOV | Georgy ?, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1953-55 |
| IMA | The Monkees and Smash Mouth hit "___ ___ Believer" |
| SMEAR | Besmirch the name of guitarist with The Foo Fighters (5) |
| ETHICS | Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (6) |
| AMA | Org. with a Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs |
| REDICK | J.J. ___ former NBA player for Orlando Magic and host of the podcast The Old Man And The Three |
