| JOSEFERRER | Actor who won an Oscar for 1950's "Cyrano de Bergerac" |
| MALA | Actress Powers who played Roxane in 1950's "Cyrano de Bergerac" |
| JOSE | Actor who won an Oscar for his performance in the 1950 film, Cyrano de Bergerac, ... Ferrer |
| FERRER | Actor who won an Oscar for his performance in the 1950 film, Cyrano de Bergerac, Jose ... |
| TULLE | Fine netting used for veils, ballet tutus and petticoats for 1950s-style skirts and dresses (5) |
| ROCKER | Type of chair for 1950s youth (6) |
| STROLL | "The ___": Hit for 1950s Canadian quartet The Diamonds |
| SIRK | Douglas, German-born U.S. film director noted for 1950s melodramas (4) |
| BEATNIK | Attend prison, leaving note for 1950s dropout |
| AMES | Last name for 1950s singing brothers |
| OHBOY | Enthusiastic expression for 1950s music show shown on ITV (2,3) |
| SPIVS | Nickname for 1950s Blackpool tramcar series (5) |
| GERARD | French actor and filmmaker nominated for an Oscar for playing the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac |
| DEPARDIEU | French actor and filmmaker nominated for an Oscar for playing the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac |
| HIFI | Things for 1950s audiophiles |
| HOUNDDOG | Relentlessly pursue setter maybe for fifties record |
| ROCKNROLL | Pop in for Fifties' revival party |
| ORR | Mary whose short story "The Wisdom of Eve" was the basis for 1950's "All About Eve" |
| ROSTAND | Edmond, French playwright known for his verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (7) |
| EDMONDROSTAND | French dramatist who romanticised the life of Cyrano de Bergerac (6,7) |
