| DROMEY | Trade unionist and MP for Birmingham Erdington 2010-22 |
| ALEXANDER | Ex-Davis Cup player and MP for Bennelong, John ... (9) |
| SAMUELPEPYS | Naval administrator and MP for Harwich from 1685 to 1689 (6,5) |
| ENTER | Gain access to train in Burton-onTrent-Erdington route (5) |
| ORDER | Command from Lord Erdington |
| BEVIN | Ernest _; Labour trade unionist and General Strike organiser (5) |
| KEIR | -- Hardie, Scottish trade unionist and politician (4) |
| HARDIE | Keir --, Scottish trade unionist and politician, the first leader of the Labour Party (6) |
| WALESA | Lech ___, Polish trade unionist and statesman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 (6) |
| SHORT | Clare ?, 1983-2010 Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood; Secretary of State for International Development from 1997-2003 (5) |
| PREET | --- Gill, Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development and Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston (5) |
| CLARESHORT | Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, 1983-2010 |
| JESS | _ Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley and safeguarding minister (4) |
| PHILLIPS | Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley (4,8) |
| ABDOU | Nadjlm ....., 2010-22 Comoros and 2008-18 Millwal midfielder (5) |
| ALI | Pakistan 2010-22 Test and 2011-18 ODI top-order batter (3) |
| AZHAR | Pakistan 2010-22 Test and 2011-18 ODI top-order batter (5) |
| BLUES | Doom and gloom for Birmingham City? (5) |
| COUTINHO | Philippe ........, 2010-22 Brazil and Aston Villa midfielder; current Vasco da Gama loanee (8) |
| UNCORDIAL | Hostile unionist and nationalist drink together (9) |
