| CARTER | Oldest living U.S. president |
| GIANTTORTOISE | The death of 193-year-old Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, was widely reported last week; the report turned out to be an April Fool's joke, with Jonathan, who is this species, still al |
| RAINFORESTS | Earth's oldest living ecosystems |
| VASANTRAIJI | India's oldest living first-class cricketer is a centurion. (6,5) |
| CRETE | Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years) |
| GEERING | Sir Lloyd ___: born in 1918, emeritus professor of religious studies at Victoria University, and New Zealand's oldest living man (7) |
| BUZZALDRIN | At 97, he's the oldest living astronaut; his most recent interview was with People magazine in 2024, discussing the Apollo missions |
| EVAMARIESAINT | At 101, she is the oldest living Oscar winner, having won best supporting actress for 1954's On the Waterfront |
| BORISSPASSKY | The oldest living former world chess champion |
| TREEBEARD | Oldest living thing in Middle Earth |
| EVA | ___ Marie Saint (oldest living winner of an Oscar) |
| SPASSKY | Chess grandmaster who is the oldest living former world champion (7) |
| BARB | Sharp comment or fish hook part (or what close friends might call our oldest living First Lady) |
| PINE | "Letter to the Person Who Carved His Initials Into the Oldest Living Longleaf ___ in North America" (Matthew Olzmann poem) |
| DUCHESSOFKENT | Title currently held by Katharine, the oldest living member of the British Royal Family (7,2,4) |
| TIGRESS | Oldest living big cat in Ranthambore breaking breeding age records. (7) |
| MAJOR | Who is the oldest living former UK prime minister? (5) |
| ANATOLYKARPOV | ____ is currently the oldest living world chess champion (7,6) |
| JOHNSON | He served in the U.S. Senate before and after serving as U.S. president |
| VANBUREN | Martin, the first U.S. president born after U.S. independence was declared (3,5) |
