| GEORGEDEWEY | The only person to have been appointed Admiral of the Navy in the US (6,5) |
| SYMONDS | Surveyor of the Navy in the Royal Navy |
| ADMIRALTY | Former Department in charge of the navy in Britain (9) |
| GERALDFORD | Only person to have been US Vice President and President without being elected by the Electoral College (6,4) |
| KEITHHOLYOAKE | Only person to have been Prime Minister and Governor General (5,8) |
| BRANAGH | In 2022, who became the first person to have been nominated for an Oscar in seven different categories throughout his career? (7,7) |
| KENNETH | In 2022, who became the first person to have been nominated for an Oscar in seven different categories throughout his career? (7,7) |
| FLAGCAPTAIN | Commander of the ship carrying the admiral of the fleet (4,7) |
| ERICCLAPTON | British guitarist, the only person to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times |
| ROSTONCHASE | Barbadian cricketer who has been appointed captain of the West Indies Test team (6,5) |
| MICHAELGOVE | Former Conservative minister who has been appointed editor of The Spectator (7,4) |
| SANGER | Frederick -; considered the "father of genomics", the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes in chemistry (6) |
| MIRREN | Only person to have won the Triple Crown of Acting in both the U.S. and the U.K. |
| PAULING | The only person to have won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and for Peace, and known for his research in quantum chemistry and molecular biology (last name only) |
| FREDSASAKAMOOSE | Sports legend, the first Indigenous player in the nhl, who has been appointed to the Order of Canada: 2 wds. |
| LINUSCARLPAULING | US chemist who became the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes (5,4,7) |
| IRAN | I joined the navy in the fight with Iraq (4) |
| NORTHERN | No river attended by the navy in the Arctic? |
| FRANCISDRAKE | Elizabethan navigator who was vice admiral of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (7,5) |
| THOMASCOCHRANE | Admiral of the fleet, and first governor of Newfoundland; another admiral, an inspiration for Horatio Hornblower |
