| VOLODYMYRZELENSKY | The former stand-up comedian who became the Ukrainian president in May 2019 (9,8) |
| EVANS | Former stand-up comedian and Mouse Hunt star, Lee _ (5) |
| OSHO | Andi -, British actress and former stand-up (4) |
| TAYLOR | Ellie, English comedian who became a co-presenter of The Great Pottery Throw Down in 2022 (6) |
| ALAN | ____ Carr, English comedian who became a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2019 (4) |
| CARR | Alan, comedian who became a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2019 (4) |
| NARENDRAMODI | Prime Minister of India reelected for a second term in May 2019 (8,4) |
| MONET | Claude - - -, French Impressionist painter whose work Meules sold at Sotheby's New York for $110.7 million in May 2019 (5) |
| ANTONI | And 12 Across Prime Minister of Andorra succeeded by Xavier Espot Zamora in May 2019 (6,5) |
| SEANPENN | Two-time Best Actor winner who, in an act of solidarity, gave one of his Oscars to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 8 |
| ZELENSKYY | Ukrainian President who impressed Donald Trump with his black jacket attire during a high-stakes meeting at the White House.(last name) (9) |
| MARAPE | Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea who succeeded Peter O'Neill on 30 May 2019 (5,6) |
| ARCHIE | ___ Mountbatten-Windsor Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son who was born on 6th May 2019 |
| POSED | “Too often the Ukrainian issue is ____ as a showdown: whether Ukraine joins the East or the West.” (Henry Kissinger) |
| BEAR | The voice of which character was dubbed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian release of two British films? (10,4) |
| PADDINGTON | The voice of which character was dubbed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian release of two British films? (10,4) |
| EXACTING | Former stand-in making challenging demands (8) |
| BUDAPEST | City described as an unlikely venue for future peace talks by Ukrainian President. (8) |
| NARUNITO | Crown Prince of Japan due to succeed his father Akihito as Emperor on 1 May 2019 (8) |
| BARROW | 2023-24 League Two club coached by Stephen Clemence since May; 2019-20 National League winners (6) |
