| BEECHING | British Railways Board chairman from 1963 to 1965 (8) |
| BRB | British Railways Board, familiarly (1, 1, 1) |
| PANEL | Criticise American railway board |
| STINGRAY | British children's 'Supermarionation' series about a titular high-tech submarine, broadcast from 1964 to 1965 (8) |
| BRADSHAW | George ___, publisher, from 1839, of a British railway timetable (8) |
| SEATBELT | Something for chairman from one of the regions to wear for safety (4,4) |
| PORTILLO | Michael presenting Great British Railway Journeys (8) |
| EZRA | Derek ?, Liberal Democrat life peer; National Coal Board chairman from 1972-82 (4) |
| NEWLEY | Anthony ___, actor, singer and songwriter married to Joan Collins from 1963 to 1971 |
| ALECDOUGLESHOME | British prime minister from 1963 to 1964 (4,7-4) |
| PAULVI | Pope from from 1963 to 1978 |
| ANTHONYNEWLEY | Actor who was married to the actress Joan Collins from 1963 to 1970 (7,6) |
| GENERALHOSPITAL | ABC soap opera from 1963 to the present |
| CAPEKENNEDY | Name of NASA's Florida site from 1963 to 1973 (4,7) |
| PETROSIAN | Tigran ___, chess grandmaster who held title of World Champion from 1963 to 1969 |
| TAB | Diet soda that existed from 1963 to 2020 |
| LBJ | Initials of the US president from 1963 to 1969 |
| HEENAN | Cardinal John-, Archbishop of Westminster from 1963 to 1975 (6) |
| CHARLIEWATTS | Drummer with the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 2021 |
| ALECDOUGLASHOME | Conservative prime minister from 1963 to 1964 (4,7-4) |