| EXETER | ...... Falcons, speedway team in existence from 1947 to 2005 (6) |
| ABYSSINIA | Chiefly European name for the Ethiopian Empire, in existence from c. 1270 to 1974 (9) |
| CHAOS | The original state of existence from which the first Greek gods appeared (5) |
| DURHAM | ___ Wasps, English ice hockey team that operated from 1947 to 1996 (6) |
| IHGRID | -- of Sweden, Queen of Denmark from 1947 to 1972 (6) |
| AURIOL | Vincent ___, French politician who served as the first president of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954 |
| EAGLES | Eastbourne ...... , British National League speedway team (6) |
| LIFAR | Ukrainian dancer and choreographer who was ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1941." and from 1947 to 1958 (5,5) |
| SERGE | Ukrainian dancer and choreographer who was ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1941 and from 1947 to 1958 (5,5) |
| ALITALIA | National airline of Italy from 1947 to 2009; ceased operations in 2021 (8) |
| CRIPPS | Stafford ___, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947-50 (6) |
| JINNAH | Muhammad Ali ?, first Governor-General of Pakistan from 1947-48 (6) |
| PILOTS | Ford V8 models built from 1947 until 1951 (6) |
| SHEERLINE | Austin's six-cylinder luxury saloon built from 1947 to 1954 in A110 and A125 series (9) |
| BIENNIAL | Plant from 1947 to 1949 (8) |
| NEHRU | Prime minister from 1947 to 1964 |
| OSULLEVAN | The BBC's leading horse racing commentator from 1947 to 1997 (5,9) |
| PETER | The BBC's leading horse racing commentator from 1947 to 1997 (5,9) |
| BANGLADESH | Country known as East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971 (10) |
| BIRMINGHAMEVENINGMAIL | Midlands newspaper which featured its Readers' Crossword from 1947 to 1982 (10,7,4) |
