Related Clues:

• Competed in a 5 Down
• 1985 Kurosawa classic
• Sought a Senate seat, say
• Broke loose
• Kurosawa's adaptation of 'King Lear'
• Made it into the paper
• Did laps, perhaps
• Turned yellow, maybe
• Campaigned for office
• Retreated hastily
• Con- ducted
• Helmed
• Competed politically
• Superintended
• Sought public office