| CORAZON | Woman who succeeded Marcos as president of the Philippines (7,6) |
| HEIRESS | Henry's hosting Ireland's woman who's succeeded (7) |
| PENELOPEKEITH | Actress who succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors’ Benevolent Fund |
| VLADIMIRPUTIN | Politician who won a fourth term as President of Russia in 2018 (8,5) |
| JAIRBOLSONARO | Retired military officer who will assume office as president of Brazil on January 1 2019 (4,9) |
| WEST | Painter who succeeded Sir Joshua Reynolds as president of the Royal Academy (4) |
| FORD | Surname of Nixon's successor as president of the U.S.A. (4) |
| RIX | Brian - - -, comedy actor who served as president of the charity Mencap (3) |
| MICHEL | Charles ______ succeeded Donald Tusk as President of the European Council in 2019. (6) |
| DAVY | Self-taught Cornish chemist who discovered several elements, invented a safety lamp for miners and served as president of the Royal Society from 1820-27 (4) |
| SAMARANCH | Juan Antonio, Spanish sports administrator who served as president of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001 (9) |
| KERREY | Former Nebraska senator who served as president of the New School from 2001 to 2010 |
| EWING | Winnie, late SNP politician who served as president of the party from 1987 to 2005 (5) |
| JACQUES | France's finance minister (1981-4) who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 (7,6) |
| DELORS | France's finance minister (1981-4) who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 (7,6) |
| CHERNENKO | Konstantin, successor to Andropov as President of the USSR (9) |
| JIMMY | Gerald Ford's successor as president of the U.S.A (5,6) |
| CARTER | Gerald Ford's successor as president of the U.S.A (5,6) |
| TAFT | Theodore Roosevelt's successor as president of the USA (4) |
| TRUMP | Donald ___, in his second term as President of the USA (5) |
