| SMITS | Portrayer of Congressman Santos on "The West Wing" |
| LAMEDUCK | Kind of Congressman |
| PROSPECT | In the Men's Stage 1 race of the Santos Tour Down Under, to be held on Tuesday January 21 2025, in which suburb does the race that finishes in Gumeracha begin? (8) |
| OP | The priests of the university of the Santo Tomas (Philippines) are of this religious order |
| SAOPAULO | Fast-growing city of Brazil near the port of Santos (3,5) |
| CAGEFIGHTER | Yana Santos, who is this type of athlete, returned to competition in 2017 after the birth of her daughter |
| POLO | Teri, who starred as Helen Santos in The West Wing, is making a mint! (4) |
| VITORIA | Port city of eastern Brazil, capital of the state of Espirito Santo (7) |
| STRAWWINE | A variety of passito, vin de paille, vin santo or other sweet vino traditionally made from grapes sun-dried off the vine on mats of dried grass (5,4) |
| THIRTYEIGHT | The years Jose Eduardo dos Santos was president of Angola (6,5) |
| DOMINGO | Santo ___ (capital on the eastern side of Hispaniola) |
| CANASTA | Card game of the rummy family, devised by Segundo Santos and Alberto Serrato in Montevideo, Uruguay, |
| CUBATAO | City in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12 kilometres from Santos, noted for its pollution |
| COLOMBIA | 2016 winner Juan Manuel Santos won the Peace Prize for his efforts in ending the civil war in this country |
| REPUBLIC | and 12ac, Caribbean country on the island of Hispaniola whose capital is Santo Domingo (9,8) |
| DOMINICAN | and 12ac, Caribbean country on the island of Hispaniola whose capital is Santo Domingo (9,8) |
| CLOISTERS | Covered arcades in a monastery, there are many examples in Mallorca including at the Monastery of Sant Francesc in Palma and those of Santo Domingo in Inca and Pollensa (9) |
| NINO | Basilica Minore del Santo ___ de Cebu (church designated the "Mother and Head of all Churches in the Philippines") |
| RIO | Home of Santos Dumont Airport |
| AIRSHIP | Santos-Dumont's vessel of choice |
