| WBYEATS | Poet who was initially an executive of the "Felicity" network? |
| DHLAWRENCE | Author who was initially an American League batter? |
| EECUMMINGS | Poet who was initially a professional designing power grids and robots? |
| BAKUNIN | Anarchist Mikhail ____ was initially an ally but later an opponent of Karl Marx |
| WADE | James ___ head coach and general manager of Chicago Sky who was named the 2022 WNBA Executive of the Year |
| LARRYBIRD | Only man to win MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year in the NBA |
| AGSPALDING | Sports equipment company co-founder who was initially the head of the DOJ? |
| PETERMURRELL | Who resigned as chief executive of the SNP in March this year (5,7) |
| ECCLESTONE | Surname of former chief executive of the Formula One Group (10) |
| NUNN | Trevor ?, chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968-86 (4) |
| TREVORNUNN | Chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968-86 (6,4) |
| KOBUS | Ex chief executive of the Nasional Soccer League, Cyril _ (5) |
| CROKER | Ted ___, Secretary and Chief Executive of the FA from 1973-89 (6) |
| ALDAVIS | Longtime executive of the Oakland Raiders |
| SIMONCOWELL | Chief executive of the entertainment company Syco |
| ROGER | Performance poet who was a member of the Scaffold, who topped the UK singles chart with Lily the Pink in 1968 (5,7) |
| MCGOUGH | Performance poet who was a member of the Scaffold, who topped the UK singles chart with Lily the Pink in 1968 (5,7) |
| ELUARD | Paul ___, pen name of Eugene Emile Paul Grindel, a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement |
| AMANDAGORMAN | "The Hill We Climb" poet who was one of the cohosts of the 2021 Met Gala: 2 wds. |
| BULAWAYO | Industrial city and executive of the province in Royal Shakespeare Matabeleland, Company from Zimbabwe (8) |
