The political theme in this 21x21 puzzle didn't make the cut for my forthcoming book. It may still have merit, so I'm posting it here. Hope you find it a worthwhile solve.
So many entries I had no idea about: IMMANENCE with an A, LORI Lightfoot, ICAL, RUR, ASAHI. But all the tough ones are neatly crossed with easy ones (well, except RIA/QUEENMAB but I just had to guess the vowel).