| MAHDI | Muhammad Ahmad assumed this title of the Islamic promised redeemer in his campaign to liberate the S |
| LUNG | Iron ___ (medical device that may make a comeback if RFK Jr. is successful in his campaign to bring back polio) |
| REDSHIRTS | Informally, those fighting for Garibaldi in his campaign to unify Italy |
| SURGEONGENERAL | David Satcher earned his M.D. from CWRU in 1970, and later assumed this position under presidents Clinton and Bush 43 |
| TOGA | Many a Roman assumed this (4) |
| CALIPH | The title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey |
| HARRISON | His victory in an Indian battle led to his campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" (#9, 1841) |
| RURAL | Country in quarrel, fighting to liberate England in the absence of Queen (5) |
| DEBS | Third-place candidate in the 1920 presidential election who ran his campaign from jail |
| SCAM | Something deceitful in his campaign (4) |
| GULFWAR | Canada was part of the international Coalition in this early 1990s conflict to liberate Kuwait which was invaded by Iraq: 2 wds. |
| SUFISM | Esoteric dimension of the Islamic faith, the spiritual path to mystical union with God (6) |
| RAMADAN | Period of fasting which takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar (7) |
| ERICADAMS | Mayor whose phones were seized as part of an F.B.I. investigation into whether his campaign had conspired with the Turkish government (November, 2023) |
| MUSLIM | A follower of the Islamic faith, such as Shabnam Masood in EastEnders (6) |
| SAFAR | Second month of the Islamic calendar, commencing on 28 August in 2022 (5) |
| OMAN | Oldest continuously independent state in the Arab world, whose ruling dynasty was established by Ahmad ibn Sa'id in 1749 (4) |
| EMANCIPATE | Liberate the Channel Islands with pressure in spring (10) |
| FREE | and 2dn, Liberate the fellow ___ he's an honoured citizen (7) |
| LAD | Liberate the fellow - he's an honoured citizen (7) |
