| FOURMINUTEMILE | Bannister broke it in 1954 (2 wds.) |
| NUCLEARBOMB | Weapon of mass destruction tested at Bikini atoll in 1954: 2 wds. |
| NASH | Hudson merged with it in 1954 to form AMC (4) |
| CARMENJONES | Dorothy Dandridge movie in which 34-Across made her film debut in 1954: 2 wds |
| INFINITESIMAL | Broke it in semifinal, being very small (13) |
| TOMBRADY | Seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback who tossed a 14-Across a few feet to wide receiver Rob Gronkowski at an event in New York on Friday...who accidentally broke it in two while catching it |
| TUXEDOJUNCTION | Tune in "The Glenn Miller Story" (1954): 2 wds. |
| JAMESMASON | Captain Nemo portrayer in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954): 2 wds. |
| SWISSCHALET | Canadian restaurant chain since 1954: 2 wds. |
| TOBACCO | Company tab, company broke it - Put that in your pipe and smoke it! (7) |
| DECASTROSISTERS | Trio with the 1954 #2 hit "Teach Me Tonight" |
| ATT | The Justice Dept. broke it up in 1982 |
| ATTHESAMETIME | Simultaneously Emma hit tea set - broke it (2,3,4,4) |
| EMBARKON | Start with a man who broke it off (6,2) |
| GLORIA | George's mum in EastEnders, who broke it to him that he was bought (6,6) |
| KNIGHT | George's mum in EastEnders, who broke it to him that he was bought (6,6) |
| WHITEHOUSECURSE | Ronald Reagan broke it on Jan. 20, 1989 |
| SOUNDBARRIER | Chuck Yeager broke it |
| SCAB | Strike initially caught sailor, but he broke it (4) |
| INTENDED | Sweetheart's appeal didn't last - end of honeymoon broke it |
