| CECIL | Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1972, _ Day-Lewis (5) |
| DUFFY | The Poet Laureate of the UK since May 2009 (5,3,5) |
| SUNAK | Prime minister of the United Kingdom from October 2022 (5,5) |
| RISHI | Prime minister of the United Kingdom from October 2022 (5,5) |
| MAJOR | John _, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997 (5) |
| HERTZ | Joseph *****, Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1913 to 1946 (5) |
| BLAIR | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, Tony _ (5) |
| ANDREWMOTION | The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom 1999-2009 (6,6) |
| ADA | Limon who is the first Latina to be Poet Laureate of the United States |
| CECILDEYLEWIS | The Poet Laureate from 1968 to 1972, father of Oscar-winning actor Daniel (5,3-5) |
| HEATH | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970-74, died 2005 (5) |
| ROBERTSOUTHEY | 10th Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom (1813-43) (6,7) |
| RITAJOE | Member of the Order of Canada known as 'The Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaq People': 2 wds. |
| PATTI | Smith known as the Poet Laureate of Punk |
| CECILDAYLEWIS | British poet who was poet laureate from 1968 to 1972 (5,3-5) |
| CAROLANN | The Poet Laureate of the UK since May 2009 (5,3,5) |
| FROST | First Poet Laureate of Vermont |
| AUDRE | Lorde who was once poet laureate of New York |
| ALONE | #1 tune of 1972 "___ Again (Naturally)" |
| DAYLEWIS | British poet laureate from 1968 to 1972 |