| ASHDOWN | Sir Paddy --, first leader of the Liberal Democrats (7) |
| KENNEDY | Charles ---, Scottish politician, leader of the Liberal Democrats 1999-2006 (7) |
| EDDAVEY | The leader of the Liberal Democrats (2,5) |
| CHARLESDEGAULLE | First leader of the Provisional Government of the French Republic |
| PETER | Apostle of Jesus traditionally regarded by Roman Catholics as the first leader of the church (5) |
| DZERZHINSK | City in Russia on the Oka River named after the first leader of the Cheka |
| LENIN | Revolutionary who was the first leader of the Soviet Union (5) |
| HOMERULE | Isaac Butt was the first leader of the political party, ___ ___ League, which campaigned for Ireland's self-government (4,4) |
| HARDIE | Keir --, Scottish trade unionist and politician, the first leader of the Labour Party (6) |
| KEIR | ___ Hardie, first leader of the Labour Party (4) |
| KEIRHARDIE | Scottish politician, first leader of the Labour Party (4,6) |
| FITT | Gerry ___, co-founder and first leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland in 1970 (4) |
| PUTIN | He's the first leader of his nation to visit North Korea |
| THRIFTINESS | Frugality possibly in the first leader of sect (11) |
| SDLP | Gerry Fitt was the first leader of which political party? (1,1,1,1) |
| OBOTE | First leader of independent Uganda (5) |
| CHARLESKENNEDY | Scottish leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999-2006 (7,7) |
| NICKCLEGG | Former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Deputy Prime Minister of the Coalition government from 2010-2015 (4,5) |
| PADDY | Former leader of the Liberal Democrats who died last December (5,7) |
| CABLE | Sir Vince - - -, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2017-19 (5) |
