| DOWNWITH | The first of Ronald Searle's 'Nigel Molesworth' books (4,4,5) |
| SKOOL | The first of Ronald Searle's 'Nigel Molesworth' books (4,4,5) |
| STTRINIANS | Ronald Searle's fictional school |
| SEARLE | Ronald, English cartoonist who illustrated the Molesworth books (6) |
| SCHOOL | Type of educational institution depicted in the St Trinian's or Molesworth books (6) |
| TRINIDADIAN | Islander's father, one inspired by Searle's fictional saint |
| THEGOVERNATOR | Nickname for Arnold Schwarzenegger as a successor of Ronald Reagan |
| EUREKACOLLEGE | *Illinois alma mater of Ronald Reagan |
| WILLANS | Geoffrey ___, co-creator with Ronald Searle of Nigel Molesworth (7) |
| BANG | “Hary mugwort [...] had been put into deten by sigismund the mad maths master for saing ____ whenever a perpendicular was droped” (Nigel Molesworth) |
| STRATEGIC | The S of Ronald Reagan's SDI, also called "Star Wars" |
| PATTI | Daughter of Ronald and Nancy |
| NOSE | Red feature of Ronald McDonald |
| EDMEESE | Member of Ronald Reagan's cabinet |
| GREATCOMMUNICATOR | One nickname of Ronald Reagan, 40th president (born Feb. 6, 1911) |
| REAGAN | Space centre within range, perhaps, of Ronald? (6) |
| GRIMACE | Purple friend of Ronald McDonald |
| NANCY | Second wife of Ronald Reagan (5) |
| DUTCH | "___: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan" (Edmund Morris book) (5) |
| HAMBURGLAR | Antagonist of Ronald McDonald |
