| BONN | Capital of West 17, 1949 to 1990 (4) |
| EIRE | England recognized its independence on May 17, 1949 |
| WEST | Part of a country moniker from 1949 to 1990 |
| EASTGERMANY | European state existing from 1949 to 1990 whose capital was East Berlin (4,7) |
| ZHOU | First premier of the People's Republic of China, in office from 1949 to 1976 (4) |
| MIMI | _ Rogers, actress married to Tom Cruise from 1987 to 1990 (4) |
| APIA | Capital of West ern Samoa |
| BERT | German footballer who played in goal for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964 (4,9) |
| DUTY | 1987 to 1990 war series, "Tour of ___" |
| EEOC | Clarence Thomas was its chairman from 1982 to 1990: Abbr. |
| CHOUENLAI | Who was prime minister of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976? (4,2-3) |
| ADENAUER | Konrad --, Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963 (8) |
| RAINIER | Ruler of the Principality of Monaco from 1949 to 2005 (7) |
| CALCUTTA | Former name of capital of West Bengal (8) |
| LAHORE | City of Pakistan, capital of West Pakistan from 1955-70 (6) |
| DEANACHESON | US Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S Truman from 1949 to 1953 |
| ENLAI | Zhou ___, first prime minister of the People's Republic of China, in office from 1949 to 1976 (5) |
| GARTH | 1949-to-1997 Daily Mirror comic strip of an action hero (5) |
| EASTBERLIN | Soviet-controlled sector of the German capital from 1945 to 1990 (4,6) |
| MIMIROGERS | Actress married to actor Tom Cruise from 1987 to 1990 (4,6) |
