| YRS | 1949 and 2004, abbr. |
| OSU | Fiesta Bowl winner of 2003 and 2004: Abbr. |
| SEN | Job Mary Bono may run for in California in 2004: abbr. |
| WUSHU | Competitive full-contact sport developed in China in 1949 and having two disciplines: taolu and sand |
| NANETTEFABRAY | Actress and singer (1920-2018) who won a Tony in 1949 and three Emmys in the 1950s: 2 wds. |
| PARRIS | Matthew, political journalist and broadcaster born in 1949 and formerly a Conservative MP (6) |
| CARY | ___ Middlecoff, 1949 and 1956 U.S. Open champ |
| CLIFTS | Montgomery of "The heiress" (1949), and surnamesakes |
| SILVERSTONE | A 1949 and 1950 Healey twoseater (11) |
| SNEAD | Sam ?, 1942, 1949 and 1951 PGA Championship winner |
| SETTLEOLDSCORES | Work out Ireland beat England 2-0 in 1949 and 1-0 in 1988 for revenge (6,3,6) |
| STURGESS | Eric ___, winner of the Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis championship in 1949 and 1950 (8) |
| CHIFLEY | Which Labor politician was Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949 and began the Snowy Mountai |
| FRED | 1948, 1949 and 1951 world snooker champion (4,5) |
| THEBLUELAGOON | Movie of the same name starring Jean Simmons (1949) and Brooke Shields (1980) (3,4,6) |
| OLDWINES | Champagnes from the 1949 & 1953 vintages are mature and the sommelier would recommend them (3,5) |
| CAROLREED | Director of The Third Man (1949) and Oliver! (1968) (5,4) |
| CISITALIA | Italian small car builder, active from 1946 to 1949, and sold off in 1952 - its main claim to fame is the ground-breaking 202 GT design of 1947 (9) |
| RMDS | Riley drophead coupes made between 1949 and 1951 (4) |
| EMMY | U.S. TV award first presented in 1949 and named after a camera tube (4) |
