| NEAVE | Airey --, 1916-79, MP from 1953 to 1979 (5) |
| APPIA | Lancia's small car rival to Fiat's 1100/1200 and Alfa Romeo's Giulietta, with over 98,000 built from 1953 to 1963 (5) |
| MAMIE | _ Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (5) |
| BLISS | Sir Arthur ___, composer who was Master of the Queen's Musick from 1953 to 1975 |
| HARRY | ***** Cohen, Labour MP from 1983 to 2010 (5) |
| DUNNE | MP from 1984-2017 who at various times represented Labour, United NZ and United Future (5) |
| SIMMS | Scott ___ (MP from Newfoundland) |
| ARIEL | Series of six artificial satellites launched by the US from 1962 to 1979 (5) |
| DINKY | --- Toys, brand of die-cast toy vehicles made in England from 1934 to 1979 (5) |
| EBOND | Treasury offering from 1941 to 1979 |
| YOUNG | Australian rugby league prop led St George to 1979 premiership (5) |
| TUFTY | Red squirrel character created by Elsie Mills in 1953 to teach children about road safety |
| EISENHOWER | US president from 1953 to 1961 |
| CAPITOL | On which record label did Frank Sinatra record from 1953 to 1962? (7) |
| KATOWICE | City of Upper Silesia, known from 1953 to 1956 as Stalinogrod (8) |
| TITO | Who was President of Yugoslavia from 1953 to 1980? (4) |
| USIA | U.S. public relations org. from 1953 to 1999 |
| HAMMARSKJOLD | Dag --, Swedish Secretary-General of the UN from 1953 to 1961 (12) |
| IFSTONE | Journalist with a weekly newsletter from 1953 to 1971 |
| CLARENCE | ____ House, residence in London of the Queen Mother from 1953 to 2002 (8) |
