| GRADI | Dario ..... , manager of Crewe Alexandra between 1983 and 2011 (5) |
| DARIO | Milan-born former manager of Crewe Alexandra (5,5) |
| INDIA | 1983 and 2011 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final winners (5) |
| SEGAS | Game consoles produced between 1983 and 2001 |
| ARFON | . ..... Griffiths, Wrexham and Crewe Alexandra manager (5) |
| SODJE | Efe ....., Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Nigeria defender (5) |
| HABER | Marcus, 2010-16 Canada and 2014-16 Crewe Alexandra striker (5) |
| GERRYADAMS | President of Sinn Fin between 1983 and 2018 (5,5) |
| GHANA | 1983 and 1978 African Cup of Nations hosts and winners (5) |
| ELITE | The best part of Crewe, lit extensively (5) |
| HELLO | Title of hits by Lionel Richie in 1983 and Adele in 2015 (5) |
| SIMIC | Dario....., 1996-2008 Croatia and 2002-08 AC Milan defender (5) |
| BOLLE | Won his only GP at Silverstone in 1983 and became the President of the French Motorcycle Federation. (5) |
| CAPES | 1983 and 1985 World's Strongest Man competition winner; 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games men's shot put gold medallist (5) |
| GEOFF | 1983 and 1985 World's Strongest Man competition winner; 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games men's shot put gold medallist (5) |
| ARAHURA | Ferry which made 52,000 crossings of Cook Strait between 1983 and 2015 (7) |
| KAREN | Meryl Oscar-nominated role of 1983 and 1985 |
| GARRS | Teri of "Mr. Mom" (1983), and surnamesakes |
| RADIO | Dario is made to pick up stations (5) |
| SPOOF | Odds against old playwright Dario retiring from mildly satirical mockery (5) |
