| IRONDUKE | Nickname of Arthur Wellesley, the twice-serving prime minister remembered for his victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (4,4) |
| IRON | The ____ Duke, nickname of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington (4) |
| NORTH | British prime minister, remembered for his role in the loss of the country's American colonies (4,5) |
| LORD | British prime minister, remembered for his role in the loss of the country's American colonies (4,5) |
| HENRYV | King of England famous for his victory against the French at Agincourt (5,1) |
| VIVIAN | - Grey; one of the novels written by Benjamin Disraeli before twice serving as prime minister (6) |
| ROVERCLEVELAND | Twice-serving dog president? |
| DISRAELI | Benjamin -; prime minister remembered on Primrose Day (8) |
| DUKE | Iron"; nickname of Arthur Wellesley, prime minister 1828-30 and 1834 (4) |
| GIDEON | Old Testament judge renowned for his victory over the Midianites (6) |
| SCIPIO | _ _ _ _ _ _ Africanus, Roman general noted for his victory over Hannibal at Zama in 202BC (6) |
| MARATHON | Long distance race over 42 kilometres named for the ancient battlefield from which Pheidippides, in legend, brought the news to Athens of victory against the Persians |
| NAPOLEON | Leader who led the French to victory against the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in 1800 (8) |
| EDWARDII | Title of the king as he became known following his victory over Henry VI at the Battle of Towton (6,1,1) |
| EDWARDIV | Title of the king as he became known following his victory over Henry VI at the Battle of Towton (6,1,1) |
| PASCOE | Alan ___, British athlete who failed to clear any hurdles on his lap of honour following his victory in the 400m hurdles at the 1974 Commonwealth Games |
| EMMA | Forename of Madame Bovary, Lady Hamilton and also the "twice-crowned queen" consort to both Ethelred the Unready and Cnut the Great (4) |
| TIDAL | Subject to the twice daily rise and fall of the sea (5) |
| PINDAR | Greek lyric poet noted for his victory odes (6) |
| TONYBLAIR | The British Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, now the United Nations envoy to the Middl |
