| JAMESCALLAGHAN | Prime Minister succeeded by Margaret Thatcher |
| BARNET | London borough, once represented in part by Margaret Thatcher (6) |
| DEADPARROT | ____ sketch, Monty Python segment quoted by Margaret Thatcher at the Tory Party Conference in 1990 (4,6) |
| THELADYSNOTFORBURNING | Christopher Fry play whose title was adapted in a speech by Margaret Thatcher |
| THATCHER | Margaret, British prime minister succeeded by John Major (8) |
| EDEN | Anthony -; prime minister succeeded by Harold Macmillan (4) |
| BLAIR | Surname of the Prime Minister succeeded by Gordon Brown (5) |
| HARPER | Stephen, Canadian prime minister succeeded by Justin Trudeau in 2015 (6) |
| INDIRA | ____ Gandhi, former Indian prime minister succeeded by her son Rajiv (6) |
| HENRYPELHAM | British Whig prime minister succeeded by his brother, the Duke of Newcastle, in 1754 (5,6) |
| RAYNER | Angela ___, deputy PM succeeded by David Lammy (6) |
| GLADSTONE | Former PM succeeded, with happy attitude all round |
| TETRAGRAM | Four-letter word used by Margaret raised with final twist by model (9) |
| THEEMISSARY | Book that won the 2018 National Book Award for Translated Literature written by Yoko Tawada and translated by Margaret Mitsutani: 2 wds. |
| ROBBERBRIDE | The ___ 1993 novel by Margaret Atwood about three women who get exploited individually by another woman: 2 wds. |
| THEKINGANDI | Musical play by Rodgers and Hammerstein based on a novel by Margaret Landon (3,4,3,1) |
| MISSMARPLE | Fictional detective created by Agatha Christie, played on screen by Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Mcewan, and others (4,6) |
| BALI | Island visited by Margaret Mead, 1936-1939 |
| CORA | Maxwell House commercial character played by Margaret Hamilton |
| TARA | Spread created by Margaret Mitchell |