| URSULA | ___ von der Leyen, first female head of the European Commission, who negotiated Brexit for the E.U. |
| THEEU | What's exited in Brexit, for short |
| ELLEN | Africa's first female head of state, Liberia's _ Johnson Sirleaf (7) |
| LIBERIA | Country with modern Africa's first female head of state |
| ISABEL | Female head of the Imperial House of Brazil from 1881 to 1921 (6) |
| MATRIARCH | Female head of the family |
| DWELT | Remained in the world of von der Leyen? That is out! (5) |
| SANNAMARIN | She became the youngest female head of government in the world when she became the prime minister of Finland |
| JUNCKER | Who is the President of the European Commission? (7) |
| 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) |
| TOPSECRET | Violent protest about von der Leyen etc being privileged (3-6) |
| BREXIT | Withdrawal of the U.K. from the E.U. |
| UNION | The "U" of the E.U. |
| AIRBUS | Clinton has warned the E.U. of a trade fight over government funding for its new jumbo jet |
| URSULAVONDERLEYEN | Jean-Claude Juncker's successor as president of the European Commission (6,3,3,5) |
| BERNADOTTE | Swedish Count who negotiated the release of many thousands of Jewish KL prisoners (1895-1948) |
| CLEMENCEAU | Georges ___, prime minister of France who negotiated the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 (10) |
| HEAVISIDELAYER | Another name for the E region of the ionosphere |
| JACINDAARDERN | Antipodean politician who, at 37, became the world’s youngest female head of government |
