| TIPONEILL | Congressman who served the most consecutive years as speaker of the House (1977-87) |
| KEVINMCCARTHY | Republican congressman who served as Speaker of the House from January to October 2023: 2 wds. |
| MIKEJOHNSON | Republican congressman who has served as Speaker of the House since October 2023: 2 wds. |
| BOOTHROYD | The only woman to have served as speaker of the House of Commons (9) |
| NANCYPELOSI | The first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House of Representatives (5,6) |
| VALKYRIE | In Norse mythology, this term refers to any of a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla. |
| MADAM | "Call me ____" (Betty Boothroyd, when asked how she should be addressed as speaker of the House of Commons) |
| PELOSI | Hastert's successor as Speaker of the House |
| RYAN | Boehner's successor as speaker of the House |
| STPETE | Guinness record holder for the U.S. city with the most consecutive days of sun (768), informally |
| ROSENCRANTZ | One of the courtiers who served the king in 'Hamlet' (11) |
| ODALISQUE | In the Ottoman Empire, what was a slave who served the wives of a sultan? (9) |
| INDURAIN | Miguel ___, Spanish cyclist who holds the record for the most consecutive Tour de France wins (five, 1991-5) (8) |
| GIBB | Singer tied with Lennon & McCartney for the most consecutive #1 hits as a songwriter (6) |
| GRAF | Tennis great with the most consecutive weeks ranked #1 in the world (377) |
| DOBBY | Male house-elf who served the Malfoy family in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books (5) |
| CANNING | George, who served the shortest time as a British prime minister in 1827 (7) |
| GLADSTONE | William Ewart _, Liberal politician who served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (9) |
| DECORATOR | He makes the House colourful as Speaker in the last month (9) |
| COOK | England cricketer who made 294 against India at Edgbaston in 2011; current holder of the record for most consecutive matches for a team in Tests (4) |
