| NEVES | President-elect of Cape Verde since 17 October 2021, succeeding Jorge Carlos Fonseca (4,5,5) |
| JOSEMARIA | President-elect of Cape Verde since 17 October 2021, succeeding Jorge Carlos Fonseca (4,5,5) |
| BENZEMA | French footballer awarded the Ballon d'Or on 17 October, 2022 (5,7) |
| KARIM | French footballer awarded the Ballon d'Or on 17 October, 2022 (5,7) |
| TRIUMPH | Wiper-blade brand since '17 |
| FRANCESTIAFOE | First Black American man to reach the US Open semifinals (2022) since 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| JAMESBLAKE | First Black man to reach the top 10 in the ATP rankings since 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| KIRSTYCOVENTRY | President-elect of the International Olympic Committee, succeeding Thomas Bach on 23 June 2025 (6,8) |
| THEPHILIPPINES | Ferdinand Marcos Jr. became president-elect of this country on May 25; his father was its president from 1965-86 |
| CIRCUMNAVIGATE | Possibly manage circuit around middle of Cape Verde? |
| PENCE | Mike ?, Governor of Indiana since 2013; vice president-elect of the United States (5) |
| SANDRAMASON | Current governor-general and president-elect of Barbados, taking office on 30 November 2021 (6,5) |
| BORIC | President-elect of Chile, succeeding Sebastian Pinera in March 2022 (7,5) |
| GABRIEL | President-elect of Chile, succeeding Sebastian Pinera in March 2022 (7,5) |
| YOONSUKYEOL | President-elect of South Korea, succeeding Moon Jae-in on May 10 2022 (4,3-4) |
| GUSTAVOPETRO | President-elect of Colombia, succeeding Ivn Duque on 7 August 2022 (7,5) |
| PETR | President-elect of the Czech Republic succeeding Milos Zeman on 9 March 2023 (4,5) |
| PAVEL | President-elect of the Czech Republic succeeding Milos Zeman on 9 March 2023 (4,5) |
| BOLATINUBU | President-elect of Nigeria, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari on 29 May 2023 (4,6) |
| PELLEGRINI | President-elect of Slovakia succeeding Zuzana Caputova on 15 June 2024 (10) |
