| LAFAYETTE | Revolutionary War general with the nickname "The Hero of the Two Worlds" |
| LEIA | "Star Wars" general with the line "If you see our son, bring him home" |
| SHERMAN | Civil War general with a Shawnee middle name |
| BURNSIDE | Civil War general with famous facial hair |
| AMEN | "Two men, two worlds, one cause" ran the tagline to this 2002 Costa-gavras release (4) |
| FLUSHINGMEADOWS | New York City park that hosted two world's fairs |
| RICKY | --- Hatton, former professional boxer with the nickname The Hitman (5) |
| ELS | South African professional golfer with the nickname The Big Easy, Ernie ... |
| ESPN | Channel with the nickname "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" |
| BUSTERKEATON | Silent film star with the nickname the Great Stone Face: 2 wds. |
| WELLER | Musician with the nickname 'The Modfather', Paul - (6) |
| ASDIC | Early form of sonar developed by the British between the two world wars (inits) (5) |
| BAGGINS | JRR Tolkien's hobbit family, Bilbo was the hero of The Hobbit and his nephew Frodo appeared in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy |
| LEBED | Russian general with the French resting place (5) |
| ALBERTOGONZALES | Bush-era attorney general with the apt initials "A.G." (see letters 6-9) |
| SSO | General with the take-out menu chicken dish |
| OLEG | ___ Kalugin, former K.G.B. general with the 1994 book |
| TRIGGERED | Heard about Governor-General with the Queen, and set off (9) |
| LEEENFIELD | Rifle used by British Army in Boer War and the two World Wars (3,7) |
| HORATIONELSON | British admiral who was the hero of the battle of Trafalgar (7,6) |
