| RIDEAUHALL | Official residence of the Governor General of Canada, in Ottawa: 2 wds. |
| JOHNBUCHAN | Scottish statesman and author (1875-1940) appointed Governor General of Canada in 1935 (4,6) |
| CENTREBLOCK | Main building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa: 2 wds. |
| VOICEOFFIRE | Blue stripe/Red stripe/Blue stripe painting by American artist Barnett Newman at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa: 3 wds. |
| FIRE | Blue stripe/Redstripe/Blue stripe... Voice of ___(Iconic painting at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa) |
| URBAINS | Mordecai Richler novel, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award in 1971, St. ___ Horseman |
| CIC | One of the Governor General's titles (abbr.) |
| SLIM | William Joseph. British field marshal who was the governor-general of Australia from 1953-60 (4) |
| DIONNEBRAND | Member of the Order of Canada who won the Governor General's Literary Award in 1997 for her poetry collection Land to Light On: 2 wds. |
| JEANNESAUVE | In 1984, she became the irst woman Governor General of Canada: 2 wds. |
| BEACONHILL | Park attraction in downtown Victoria which is also the name of a neighourhood of Ottawa: 2 wds. |
| SUSANAGLUKARK | Inuk singer/songwriter who is a recipient of Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, the Governor General's Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award: 2 wds. |
| EARLGREY | The CFL's coveted 'Cup' is named after this 1900s Governor General of Canada: 2 wds. |
| MARYSIMON | Inuk leader who is the first Indigenous person to be Governor General of Canada: 2 wds. |
| CONSTABLE | From Latin for "maste r of the horses", title of the governor or warden of a royal castle of fortress; or, in its modern sense, a police officer (9) |
| ADRIENNECLARKSON | Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005 also famously a journalist: 2 wds. |
| RTHON | Governor General of Canada's distinguished title abbr.: 2 wds. |
| SPORTSVENUES | Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg) and Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa): 2 wds. |
| DOROTHYLIVESAY | Winnipeg-born poet who won the Governor General's literary Award for her work, first in 1944 and again in 1947: 2 wds. |
| SWAGGER | Arrogance was corrected by the Governor-General in front of the Queen (7) |
