Related Clues:

• 1985 Kurosawa classic
• Sought a Senate seat, say
• Kurosawa's adaptation of 'King Lear'
• Made it into the paper
• Did laps, perhaps
• Drove like heck
• Turned yellow, maybe
• Campaigned for office
• Retreated hastily
• Did 90 or 100, e.g.
• Deserved a citation
• Con- ducted
• Blew (through)
• Helmed
• Competed politically