| 20 answers for: Venue for John KERRY or, formerly, Bob KERREY |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| UNITEDSTATESSENATE | Venue for John KERRY or, formerly, Bob KERREY |
| ELI | John Kerry or George Bush, once |
| SENATE | Where John Kerry and Bob Kerrey served |
| DNEB | Bob Kerrey, as a senator |
| SEN | Kerry or Kerrey, e.g.: abbr. |
| NAB | A colloquialism meaning to catch, collar, grab, nick, nobble, seize or snatch; the cock of a gunlock or keeper of a door latch; a hilltop, projection or promontory; or, formerly, the head or a hat (3) |
| PURPLEHEART | John F. Kennedy, John McCain, John Kerry |
| VET | Vietnam ___ (John McCain or John Kerry, e.g.) |
| BRUSH | Artist's implement for applying watercolours or oil paints by means of its tip of bristles, hair or formerly, a woodcock's pinfeather (5) |
| PLUM | Damson-like fruit; something desirable or choice; or, formerly, a sum of £100,000 or its possessor (4) |
| INFIELD | Area of a sports ground such as a cricket oval or baseball diamond; or, formerly, arable land around or near a farmstead, kept under tillage (7) |
| ASSURANCE | Word for confidence, whether referring to an indemnity, one's ability or salvation, a pledge of support, a property or, formerly, a betrothal (9) |
| YALIE | Howard Dean or John Kerry |
| EDWARDS | John ___, running mate of 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (7) |
| VIETNAMVETS | John McCain and John Kerry |
| ALGORE | Presidential runner-up between Bob Dole and John Kerry |
| TUBES | Hoses/pipes; bandeau-like tops; or, formerly, cylinders for Smarties (5) |
| DEBATER | Kerry or Bush, in 2004 |
| JOHNQPUBLIC | Kerry or Edwards, downplaying their wealth to look average? |
| DEM | Kerry or Gore: Abbr. |
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