| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ANOINTS | Handpicks, as a successor |
| ANOINTS | Chooses as a successor |
| ANOINT | Select as a successor |
| ANOINT | Name, as a successor |
| ANOINT | Choose as a successor |
| HEIR | Successor, as to a throne |
| NADIA | Olga's successor as a balance beam gold medalist |
| DULLES | Bedell Smith's successor as C. I. A. chief. |
| EWAN | Alec's successor (or, in a sense, predecessor) as Obi-Wan |
