| ANATOLYKARPOV | ____ is currently the oldest living world chess champion (7,6) |
| DUCHESSOFKENT | Title currently held by Katharine, the oldest living member of the British Royal Family (7,2,4) |
| EVAMARIESAINT | At 101, she is the oldest living Oscar winner, having won best supporting actress for 1954's On the Waterfront |
| GIANTTORTOISE | The death of 193-year-old Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, was widely reported last week; the report turned out to be an April Fool's joke, with Jonathan, who is this species, still al |
| MINNESOTAWILD | NHL team for which Dean Evason (born in Flin Flon, Manitoba) is currently the Head Coach: 2 wds. |
| DANIELLESTEEL | Currently the best selling living author |
| ASHLEIGHBARTY | Australian female tennis player, currently the world No 1 |
| SPASSKY | Chess grandmaster who is the oldest living former world champion (7) |
| BORISSPASSKY | The oldest living former world chess champion |
| ELON | Musk who is currently the second-richest person in the world |
| HEPTATHLON | English athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is currently the world champion of this (10) |
| MAJOR | Who is the oldest living former UK prime minister? (5) |
| PINE | "Letter to the Person Who Carved His Initials Into the Oldest Living Longleaf ___ in North America" (Matthew Olzmann poem) |
| BUZZALDRIN | At 97, he's the oldest living astronaut; his most recent interview was with People magazine in 2024, discussing the Apollo missions |
| NSA | Org. whose Twitter account is currently the only one @Snowden follows |
| IPOD | *Apple product that is currently the smallest one of its kind |
| VAT | Hungary's 27 per cent is currently the highest standard rate of ____ in Europe |
| WORLDBANK | Paul Wolfowitz is currently the President of this bank (5,4) |
| HOWIEMANDEL | Comedian who is currently the longest-running judge on America's Got Talent: 2 wds. |
| KATIE | Tennis player who is currently the British No. 1 in women's singles, _ Boulter (5) |
