| MANDELSON | Peter, British Ambassador to the United States since 2025 (9) |
| LAZIO | 2025-2026 Serie A club coached by Maurizio Sarri since 2025 (5) |
| HAIG | Vicki Fowler in EastEnders since 2025 (5,4) |
| ALICE | And 11 Down Vicki Fowler in EastEnders since 2025 (5,4) |
| GREENAWAY | Peter -, British film director (The Draughtsman's Contract) |
| INGODWETRUST | The official motto of the United States since 1956 |
| TRUMP | Donald ?, president of the United States since January (5) |
| ODORUSSELL | British Ambassador to the German Empire from 1871-84 (3,7) |
| RUSSELL | Odo ___, British Ambassador to the German Empire from 1871-84 (7) |
| ORMSBYGORE | David ?, British Ambassador to the US from 1961-65 (6-4) |
| NEWMEXICO | US state since 1912 (3,6) |
| PCBS | Industrial compounds banned in the USA since the late '70s |
| GUAM | Largest and southernmost island of the Marianas in the western Pacific, administered by the US since 1950 (4) |
| MIMOSA | Cocktail similar to Buck's Fizz, popular in the US since the late 1960s (6) |
| STEAMBOATWILLIE | First theatrical release featuring Mickey Mouse (1928), in the public domain in the US since January 1 2024 (9,6) |
| RANCH | The best-selling type of salad dressing in the US since 1992 |
| REID | Whitelaw ?, editor of the New York Tribune; United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1905-12 (4) |
| DOER | Winnipeg-born diplomat Gary ___ (The Canadian Ambassador to the United States, from 2009 to 2016) |
| ADRIAN | Male name of Greek and Roman origin, ranked in the top 1000 boys" names in the US since 1900 (6) |
| STCROIX | Part of the US since 1916 |
