| DEADSEASCROLLS | Ancient religious manuscripts founded in 1947 in what was then Palestine (4,3,7) |
| SPIEGEL | Der _, German weekly news magazine founded in 1947 in Hanover (7) |
| VIRUNGA | ___ (formerly Albert) National Park, established in 1925 in what was then the Belgian Congo (7) |
| NKOMO | Joshua ____ founded the NDP and ZAPU parties which were banned in what was then Rhodesia |
| SERENGETI | National park established in 1951, in what was then British-controlled Tanganyika (9) |
| RHUBARB | In 1947 in the US, what leafstalk was legally declared to be a fruit? (7) |
| HEYERDAHL | Thor ---, Norwegian anthropologist who sailed from Peru to the Pacific Islands of Tuamotu in 1947 in a balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki (9) |
| AMADEUSQUARTET | World-famous British string group founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1987 (7,7) |
| UTAH | Unlikely US state that hosted World Superbikes at what was then called Miller Motorsports Park. (4) |
| STEPHENAUSTIN | Colonizer of what was then part of Mexico, for whom Texas's capital is named: 2 wds. |
| AVIATION | CAE = Canadian ___ Electronics (Global firm founded in 1947 headquartered in Saint-Laurent in Quebec near Montreal) |
| JERRYGARCIA | In a 2020 constable race in Texas, an incumbent of this name defeated a same-named rival who was recruited in what was called a dirty trick; no word on whether either plays guitar |
| MAGNUM | Which renowned cooperative photographic agency was founded in 1947? (6) |
| DELPHI | Priest in Indian city's ancient religious sanctuary (6) |
| VEDIC | ___ Sanskrit (language in which some ancient religious texts were written) |
| LOVE | In what was Shakespeare in this 1998 Oscar winner? (4) |
| LUBKE | Who was Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry from 1947 in the Landtag and elected President o |
| ACTORSSTUDIO | The ?, organisation in Manhattan, New York City, founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford et alii (6,6) |
| AFTERWARDS | Is this what the Child Catcher was then? (10) |
| ROME | The treaty that created the European Union (EEC as it was then) was signed here (4) |
