| TOJO | WWII leader sentenced to death in 1948 |
| HESS | German politician and Nazi leader sentenced to life imprisonment by the international tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946 (6,4) |
| RUDOLF | German politician and Nazi leader sentenced to life imprisonment by the international tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946 (6,4) |
| HASTINGS | In 3.4, this character is sentenced to death by Richard. His last words are, "They smile at me who shortly shall be dead." Who says this? |
| OOLA | Twi'lek dancer sentenced to death by Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi |
| DEATHROW | Part of prison those sentenced to death are confined (5,3) |
| CONDEMNED | Sentenced (to death) |
| SOCRATES | Greek philosopher sentenced to death for his teachings (8) |
| BANGLADESH | Country where a former PM was sentenced to death by a special tribunal. (10) |
| BERNIEMADOFF | Who was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009 after being found guilty of the biggest ever fraud in US financial history? (6,6) |
| SPEER | Albert ___, chief architect of Nazi Germany who was tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Nazi regime |
| LIFER | Person sentenced to prison until death, unless paroled (5) |
| SENT | ___ to prison (sentenced to jail time) |
| LAG | One sentenced to go from Los Angeles to Gateshead? |
| MARAT | French revolutionary leader stabbed to death in his bath in 1793 (5) |
| JHANG | Leader of jihadis put to death in Pakistani city |
| CHANGE | Convert is to be put to death in church (6) |
| NICK | Dirk's nephew who was recently sentenced to seven years for raping Ellie Nightingale in Hollyoaks (4,6) |
| ALCAPONE | Prohibition-era Chicago gangster, sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion, but released early due to illness (2,6) |
| BARDOLPH | Companion of Falstaff in the William Shakespeare play Henry V sentenced to hang for looting (8) |
