| ONEOVER | 73 in golf, often |
| RIGGS | He lost to King in '73 |
| CIVIC | Honda model introduced in '73 |
| AEROBUS | Robert ___, '73 "Electra Glide in Blue" star |
| OCTAL | System in which 73 is 111 |
| EEC | The UK joined it in '73 |
| PROCTER | M J ___, South Africa Test cricketer who took 6-73 against Australia at Port Elizabeth in 1970 (7) |
| YALEGRADS | bill and hillary Clinton in '73 upon finishing studies as law students: 2 wds. |
| MOSTVICTORIES | Single-season record of 73, set by the Golden State Warriors in 2016: 2 wds. |
| EDDIECHARLTON | Australian Pot Black champion in 1972-73 and 1980 (5,8) |
| EMPEROR | - Concerto, name by which Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, Opus 73, is known (7) |
| ENSOR | James ___, Belgian painter in the movement Les XX 72 73 74 |
| WINCHESTER | Wild West repeating rifle - James Stewart starred in the film about the classic 73 model |
| DYSON | Actress who played Nanny in ITV sitcom Father, Dear Father from 1968-73 (4,5) (see 13A) |
| NOEL | Actress who played Nanny in ITV sitcom Father, Dear Father from 1968-73 (4,5) (see 7A) |
| NEAREST | - and Dearest ; aired from 1968-73, a television sitcom set in Lancashire (7) |
| RUSH | Liverpool superstar and former Chester City forward, Ian ___, who scored 28 goals in 73 appearances for Wales (4) |
| CHALLENGER | Space Shuttle -, orbiter that exploded 73 seconds after lift-off in January, 1986 (10) |
| MATADOR | Mid- to full-size model produced by AMC in two main series, 1971-'73 and 1974-'78 (7) |
| NOELDYSON | Actress who played Nanny in ITV sitcom Father, Dear Father from 1968-73 |
