| SEWARD | William Henry - US Secretary of State from 1861-69 (6) |
| HAMLIN | Hannibal --, Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (6) |
| MILLER | Henry, US author of the autobiographical novel Tropic of Cancer (6) |
| POWELL | Colin ___, US Secretary of State from 2001-2005 (6) |
| DULLES | John Foster ?, US Secretary of State from 1953-59 (6) |
| KISSINGER | Henry, US Secretary of State 1973-77 (9) |
| CASTLE | Barbara ___, First Secretary of State from 1968-70 (6) |
| DAKOTA | US territory from 1861-89 |
| BAHRAIN | Which country in the Arabian Gulf was a British-protected state from 1861 to 1971? (7) |
| ABRAHAMLINCOLN | The 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865 (7,7) |
| RUSK | Dean ?, US Secretary of State from 1961-69 (4) |
| HEINZ | Henry, US founder of a prepared foods company in 1869, nicknamed the Pickle King (5) |
| LINCOLN | Abraham ___, US president from 1861-65 (7) |
| GAMBLING | From 1861, what pastime attracted large numbers of visitors to Monte Carlo? (8) |
| SAVOY | Royal house of Italy from 1861 to 1946 (5) |
| ABRAHAM | ___ Lincoln, US president from 1861 to 1865 (7) |
| THOREAU | Henry -, US author; author 'e (anag.) |
| JAMES | Henry -----, US-born British novelist (1843-1916) (5) |
| MANCINI | Henry, US composer noted for the Pink Panther film theme (7) |
| HEIMLICH | Henry ******** , US surgeon born in 1920 who invented a manoeuvre for stopping choking (8) |