| ANWARSADAT | President of Egypt from 1970-81 (5,5) |
| SADAT | Anwar ---, the third President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981 (5) |
| NASSER | Gamal Abdel, president of Egypt from 1956 to 1970 (6) |
| MUBARAK | President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, when civil unrest forced him out of office |
| HOSNI | Mubarak who was president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011 |
| ANWAR | Mr. Sadat, president of Egypt 1970-81 (5) |
| CLEOPATRA | Queen of Egypt from 47 to 30 BC (9) |
| FAROUK | Former King of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty |
| KHEDIVE | Title given to the viceroy of Egypt from 1867 until 1914 (7) |
| JOHAN | 1970-81 Holland and 1970-74 Ajax midfielder (5,8) |
| NEESKENS | 1970-81 Holland and 1970-74 Ajax midfielder (5,8) |
| EMERALD | Gemstone mined in Egypt from 1500 BC, with most of the world's production now from Colombia (7) |
| REDSEA | Body of water separating Egypt from Saudi Arabia (3,3) |
| MAMMLUKS | Member of a military class ruling in Egypt from mid-13th to early 19th century (8) |
| MAMELUKE | Member of a military class ruling in Egypt from mid-13th to early 19th century (8) |
| HYKSOS | Invaders, probably from Palestine, who ruled Egypt from c 1650BC to c 1550BC |
| UAR | Egypt from 1961 to 1971: Abbr. |
| KHAMSIN | Hot desert wind which blows across Egypt from the Sahara |
| GAMAL | The first name of the second president of Egypt |
| EASTERN | Name for the desert that extends southeastward in Egypt from the Nile Delta between the Nile River and the Red Sea. (7) |
