| THEASCENTOFMAN | BBC series from 1973 |
| SMALLAXE | Acclaimed BBC series from the director Steve McQueen |
| BETTYFORD | US First Lady from 1974 to 1977 who was also the Second Lady from 1973 to 1974: 2 wds. |
| DONT | BBC kids' show that aired from 1973 to 1995, Why _ You? (4) |
| LAST | Word that when followed by Of The Summer Wine gives the title of a classic BBC sitcom that ran from 1973 until 2010 (4) |
| CBGB | NYC punk club from 1973 to 2006 |
| DIE | James Bond flick from 1973 Live and Let ___ |
| JOLENE | 8 hit from 1973 (6) |
| THEEXORCIST | Controversial film from 1973 (3,8) |
| BELLS | Mike Oldfield album from 1973, Tubular ----- (5) |
| ANGIE | Rolling Stones song from 1973 (5) |
| SKYLAB | NASA space station that orbited Earth from 1973-79 (6) |
| HENRY | US Secretary of State from 1973-77 (5,9) |
| HALL | Peter ___, director of the National Theatre from 1973-88 (4) |
| CROKER | Ted ___, Secretary and Chief Executive of the FA from 1973-89 (6) |
| COSGRAVE | Liam ?, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland from 1973-77 (8) |
| JAYA | Name from 1973-2001 of Papua, aka Western New Guinea (5,4) (see 7A) |
| IRIAN | Name from 1973-2001 of Papua, aka Western New Guinea (5,4) (see 20 D) |
| GETUP | Bob Marley song from 1973, --- --, Stand Up (3,2) |
| BITTER | German specialist car maker, whose most successful model was the CD built from 1973 to 1979 (6) |
