| EWART | Middle name of the prime minister Gladstone (5) |
| WINSTON | First name of the prime minister born at Blenheim Palace in 1874 who later lived at Chartwell and delivered his "finest hour" speech in 1940 (7) |
| LODGE | Name the official Canberra residence of the Prime Minister of Australia (5) |
| BLAIR | Surname of the Prime Minister succeeded by Gordon Brown (5) |
| TRUSS | Surname of the Prime Minister who preceded Rishi Sunak (5) |
| MISRA | Padma Shri Dr. Anoop, former honorary physician of the Prime Minister |
| ELIOT | Middle name of the artist Curwen Hodgkin who painted The Christmas Tree, Yew, Cyclamen, Three Tangerines, Quinces and Seven Brussels Sprouts (5) |
| CONAN | One of the middle names of the author whose character Sherlock Holmes lives at 221b Baker Street (5) |
| WALDO | Middle name of "The Sage of Concord" |
| NEALE | Middle name of the author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" |
| JUDAS | Middle name of the Red Dwarf character Arnold Rimmer, played by Chris Barrie (5) |
| SCOTT | Middle name of the novelist C S Forester |
| ABRAM | Middle name of the 20th U.S. president |
| NANCE | Middle name of the longest-lived vice president |
| SEUSS | Middle name of the "Green Eggs and Ham" author Theodor Geisel |
| SPARK | Muriel ....., author of The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (5) |
| DOWNINGSTREET | The London street which contains the official residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (7,6) |
| WELLINGTON | Duke of -; title of the prime minister known as the Iron Duke who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of |
| TAOISEACH | The official title of the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (9) |
| SHINE | Let It ___, title of the prime-time Saturday night TV talent show (5) |
