| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HEIR | Successor, as to a throne |
| PRETENDER | Aspirant, as to a throne |
| RENOUNCE | Give up, as a claim to the throne |
| LYNCH | Successor to Holder as attorney general |
| REID | Successor to Frist as Senate majority leader |
| ABE | Successor to Koizumi as prime minister of Japan |
| CAPET | Hugh ..., successor to Louis V as king of France |
