| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Deposed chief political leader and took control (7) | ||
| Brought crashing down | ||
| Chief begged when removed from power (7) | ||
| Overbalanced head first! (7) | ||
| Drank it back very quietly and went ahead (7) | ||
| Knocked over | New York Times Mini | 20 Jan 2024 |
| Overthrew | Wall Street Journal | 12 May 2023 |
| Overthrown | The Telegraph Quick | 03 Oct 2022 |
| Brought down | The Guardian Quick | 25 Mar 2022 |
| Brought down | The Times Concise | 01 Feb 2018 |
| Brought down | Thomas Joseph | 30 Jan 2018 |
| Knocked over | New York Times | 10 Jan 2018 |
| Knocked over | ||
| Knocked over | Newsday | 07 Aug 2016 |
| Knocked down | ||
| Keeled over | ||
| Fell over. |