| OHATSU | Prominent figure in the Sengoku period of Japanese history who married her cousin Kyogoku Takatsugu in 1587 |
| EDO | Stable period of Japanese history |
| MISO | Soybean product used as military provisions during the Sengoku Period |
| MARYQUEENOF | Sovereign who, in turn, married Francis, the Dauphin of France in 1558, her cousin Lord Damley in 1565 and two years later, the Earl of Bothwell (4,5,2,5) |
| SCOTS | Sovereign who, in turn, married Francis, the Dauphin of France in 1558, her cousin Lord Damley in 1565 and two years later, the Earl of Bothwell (4,5,2,5) |
| ALGERHISS | US official convicted of spying - Richard Nixon was a prominent figure in the controversial trial (5,4) |
| DANTON | Prominent figure in the Reign of Terror |
| LANCEITO | Prominent figure in the O. J. Simpson murder trial |
| YAYOI | Era in Japanese history marked by the introduction of rice cultivation and a new style of earthenwar |
| STATUEOFLIBERTY | The most prominent figure in a US city (6,2,7) |
| ODRISCOLL | Brian ___, the highest scoring centre in rugby union history, who captained the British and Irish Lions on their 2005 tour of New Zealand |
| MEIJI | Period in Japanese history following overthrow of the shoguns (5) |
| STUART | Family name of Mary, Queen of Scots who was confined for 19 years by her cousin Elizabeth I before her execution at Fotheringhay Castle (6) |
| NICKLAS | ___ Lidstrom one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a seven-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| PAUL | ___ Coffey one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| BOURQUE | Ray ___ one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a five-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| LARRY | ___ Robinson one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a two-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| PASTMASTER | Professor of History who had an office in the Lodge? (4,6) |
| HOLBEIN | Portraitist of the 16th century noted for depictions of prominent figures at the court of Henry VIII (7) |
| JOCASTA | Queen of Thebes in Greek mythology who married her son Oedipus (7) |
