| State legislator | 16 |
| Six-year-term politician | 24 |
| Roman forum participant | 23 |
| One of 100 in Washington | 24 |
| Obama's former title | 24 |
| Kennedy or Clinton | 18 |
| Hillary was one, once | 21 |
| Forum participant | 17 |
| Ford of "Can You Top This?" | 37 |
| Cicero or Cassius | 17 |
| Capitol Hill person | 19 |
| Capitol fellow | 14 |
| Word with ''you're no Jack Kennedy'' | 56 |
| What astronaut Glenn became | 27 |
| Washington politician | 21 |
| Ted Kennedy, for one | 20 |
| Six-year term politician | 24 |
| Sam Houston was one | 19 |
| Roman Forum regular | 19 |
| Roman forum bigwig | 18 |
| Ranger, before 1972 | 19 |
| Potential White House hopeful | 29 |
| Paul or Alexander | 17 |
| Ottawa pro | 10 |
| One serving a long term | 23 |
| One of one hundred | 18 |
| Nancy L. Kassebaum, e.g. | 24 |
| Nancy Kassebaum, e.g. | 21 |
| McCain's title | 18 |
| Mark Antony, notably | 20 |
| Many a "Damn Yankees" role | 36 |
| Kirby or Carney | 15 |
| Kerry or Kerrey | 15 |
| Judge in an impeachment trial | 29 |
| Javits, for one | 15 |
| Impeachment trial juror | 23 |
| Impeachment juror | 17 |
| Hill title | 10 |
| Gramm or Grams | 14 |
| Gore or Bradley | 15 |
| Forum V.I.P. | 12 |
| Former D.C. major-leaguer | 25 |
| Dole, from 1968-96 | 18 |
| D. C. man | 9 |
| Clinton or Dole | 15 |
| Church or Stone | 15 |
| Church or Nunn | 14 |
| Church or Bible | 15 |
| Chamber group member? | 21 |
| Certain committee member | 24 |
| Capitoline dignitary | 20 |
| Capitol Hill bigwig | 19 |
| Cannon or Luger | 15 |
| Brown, for now at least | 23 |
| Boxer's title | 17 |
| Boxer or Specter | 16 |
| Boxer or Snowe | 14 |
| Boxer from California, say | 26 |
| Barbara Boxer, for one | 22 |
| Barack Obama, once | 18 |
| Any of 100 in Washington | 24 |
| Alexander or Paul | 17 |
| A.L.'er until 1960 | 22 |
| A thesmothete | 13 |
| "Damn Yankees" chorister | 34 |
| ___ Ford of "Can You Top This?" | 41 |
| Common saying in Congress? | 26 |
| S.C. lawmaker | 13 |
| Like some D.C. committees | 25 |
| Bowing to a Presidential veto? | 30 |
| Positions affected by the 17th Amendment | 40 |
| A century in American politics | 30 |
| Title role in "Tail Gunner Joe" | 41 |
| Capitol celebrity | 17 |
| D.C. 100 | 8 |
| Thesmothetes | 12 |
| The other team in ''Damn Yankees'' | 50 |
| Forum honchos | 13 |
| Wallop and Bumpers | 18 |
| Two to a state | 14 |
| Two Byrds and Eagleton | 22 |
| Toga wearers | 12 |
| Those in an upper house | 23 |
| They're the Texas Rangers now | 33 |
| They serve six-year terms | 25 |
| They give us bills for their work | 33 |
| The other team in "Damn Yankees" | 42 |
| Some candidates | 15 |
| Ottawa's NHL team | 21 |
| Ottawa NHLers | 13 |
| McCain/Obama | 12 |
| Impeachment triers | 18 |
| Gore and Gramm | 14 |
| Former Washington nine | 22 |
| Ervin et al. | 12 |
| Eagleton and two Byrds | 22 |
| Defunct D.C. ball team | 22 |
| Defunct A. L. team | 18 |
| Cook and Baker | 14 |
| Congress members | 16 |