| PALANCE | Actor in both "Shane," 1953, and "City Slickers," 1991 |
| CRYSTAL | Billy ___, star of When Harry Met Sally and City Slickers (7) |
| EDHARRIS | Actor in both "The Right Stuff" and "Apollo 13" |
| NOLTE | Actor in both "Warrior" and "Peaceful Warrior" |
| RICHARDMADDEN | Scottish actor in both Game of Thrones and Bodyguard (7,6) |
| KABUKI | Theatrical form of Japan traditionally featuring actors in both male and female roles |
| ENCOUNTER | Political and literary magazine founded in 1953, and originally edited by Stephen Spender and Irving Kristol |
| BRAVES | Atlanta ___ Major League Baseball team that was founded in Boston and relocated twice in 1953 and 1966 |
| CORONATION | Monarchical event that took place in the UK in 1937, 1953 and 2023 (10) |
| PRETEND | Song that gave Nat 'King' Cole and Alvin Stardust top ten hits in 1953 and 1981 respectively |
| CINEMASCOPE | Wide-screen process copyrighted by Fox Studios in 1953 and first used in The Robe |
| DWIGHT | American President welcomed to Ottawa in 1953 and 1958, ___ D. Eisenhower |
| CHEMNITZ | City called Karl-Marx-Stadt between 1953 and 1990 |
| JOEPERRY | 49er who was the NFL's only 1,000-yard rusher in 1953 and 1954 |
| LITTLEMO | Nickname of US tennis player Maureen Connolly, who won Wimbledon in 1952, 1953 and 1954 (6,2) |
| TATUM | Art ___ jazz pianist who covered Over the Rainbow four times in 1939 1948 1953 and 1956 |
| LUCILLEBALL | Red-haired sitcom pioneer who won Emmys in 1953 and 1956 for acting opposite her husband Desi Arnaz: 2 wds. |
| ALLISTER | Jack ........ , 1951-52 Chelsea and 1952-58 Aberdeen right half; 1953 and 1954 Scottish Cup Final runner-up (8) |
| TFS | MG sports cars made between 1953 and 1955 (3) |
| APPIAS | Lancia models made between 1953 and 1963 (6) |
