| GERALDFORD | Only person to have been US Vice President and President without being elected by the Electoral College (6,4) |
| FORD | Only president to serve as both vice president and president without being elected to either office |
| DEL | It gets three votes in the Electoral Coll. |
| GERALD | The only US President (and V.P.) who was never elected by the electoral college, with 1 Across |
| PUERTORICO | Caribbean island whose citizens have been US citizens since 1917, but cannot vote in federal elections (6,4) |
| GEORGEDEWEY | The only person to have been appointed Admiral of the Navy in the US (6,5) |
| DEC | Electoral Coll. time |
| PRES | Electoral Coll. pick |
| KEITHHOLYOAKE | Only person to have been Prime Minister and Governor General (5,8) |
| BRANAGH | In 2022, who became the first person to have been nominated for an Oscar in seven different categories throughout his career? (7,7) |
| KENNETH | In 2022, who became the first person to have been nominated for an Oscar in seven different categories throughout his career? (7,7) |
| PAULING | The only person to have won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and for Peace, and known for his research in quantum chemistry and molecular biology (last name only) |
| MIRREN | Only person to have won the Triple Crown of Acting in both the U.S. and the U.K. |
| FREDWINTER | The only person to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National as both jockey and trainer |
| BIDEN | 47th US vice president and 46th US president |
| KAMALAHARRIS | US vice president and #3 on Forbes's 2020 list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: 2 wds. |
| BELUSHI | Only person to have the #1 movie, #1 album and #1-rated late-night TV show all in the same week |
| MLA | Representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature of a State government in India (Abbr.) |
| PENCE | Mike ____ is the US vice-president and a former governor of Indiana |
| RUTHPRAWERJHABVALA | The only person to have won both a Booker Prize and an Oscar (4,6,8) |