| MAXHASTINGS | Military historian who edited the Daily Telegraph from 1986 to 1995 (3,8) |
| RYAN | Former marine and military historian who is the main character in several novels by Tom Clancy, Jack ___ (4) |
| TISCH | Laurence who headed CBS from 1986 to 1995 |
| ARSENAL | Football club managed by George Graham from 1986 to 1995 (7) |
| JAMESON | Journalist and broadcaster who edited the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and News Of The World in the 1970s and '80s (5,7) |
| LANSBURY | George, ex-Labour Party leader who edited the Daily Herald from 1913 to 1922 (8) |
| PETERSIMPLE | Pseudonym of columnist Michael Wharton in the Daily Telegraph |
| LENDEIGHTON | British military historian and writer whose works include the spy novel The IPCRESS File (3,8) |
| TEXASHOLDEM | Edited the exams to cover historic card game |
| DESMONDTUTU | Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 (7,4) |
| MARKMYWORDS | '___, and you'll have edited the essay I sent you' |
| MARYSHELLEY | Author who edited her husband's poems |
| REASON | John - - - , former Telegraph rugby correspondent who edited the seminal book The Lions Speak (6) |
| REESMOGG | William, journalist who edited The Times from 1967 to 1981 (4-4) |
| DEREK | And 37 Across Journalist and broadcaster who edited the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and News Of The World in the 1970s and '80s (5,7) |
| LAROUSSE | Pierre ___, French lexicographer who edited the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siecle (8) |
| WELLS | Ida B. who edited the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight |
| BOTTOMLEY | Horatio, financier born in 1860 who edited the magazine John Bull (9) |
| UTAH | State: "Everyone can see this article between the ends of The Daily Telegraph" (4) |
| MURRAY | James who edited the OED |
