| ABBOTT | Diane, Labour MP who served as Shadow Home Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn (6) |
| MCDONNELL | John ---, shadow chancellor under Jeremy Corbyn |
| TAICHI | Chinese martial art sometimes known as shadow boxing (3,3) |
| BETTYBOOTHROYD | Former Labour MP who served as the first female Speaker in the House of Commons (5,9) |
| ROBIN | Labour MP who served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001-03 (5,4) |
| COOK | Labour MP who served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001-03 (5,4) |
| AMBERRUDD | Home secretary under Theresa May |
| CASTS | Sends out, as shadows |
| YVETTE | ___ Cooper, Labour politician who was appointed Shadow Home Secretary in 2021 (6) |
| FRAZER | Lucy _ _ _ _ _ _ - MP who served as Transport Minister for just seven weeks under the ill-fated Truss administration in autumn 2022 (6) |
| LETWIN | Oliver ___, Conservative MP for West Dorset; Shadow Home Secretary from 2001-03 (6) |
| SANDYS | Duncan ___, Conservative MP who served as Defence Secretary in Harold Macmillan's government and whose first wife was Diana Churchill |
| COOPER | Yvette _,shadow home secretary 2011-15 and since 2021 (6) |
| CLARKE | Charles _, former Labour MP who was Home Secretary 2004-06 (6) |
| LABOUR | Party led by Jeremy Corbyn (6) |
| CREAGH | Mary ---, former Labour MP who lost her Wakefield seat at the 2019 general election (6) |
| MELLON | Only person to serve as treasury secretary under three presidents |
| SPICER | Sean ---, American political aide, White House Press Secretary under Donald Trump from January to July 2017 (6) |
| BEYOND | Labour hope Corbyn, a red, is excellent (6,8) |
| NESSEN | Press secretary under Ford |
