| SWINGTIME | In the 30s and 40s, there was Fred Astaire, tapped into it and all that jazz. (5,4) |
| STRIKE | Don't work at it, and all ten pins will go down (6) |
| LLAMA | They're burdening it and all because of ma (5) |
| TIGERMOTH | De Havilland biplane developed in the 30s and still used for aerobatics displays (5,4) |
| ALICEFAYE | American leading lady in films of the 30s and 40s such as "Rose of Washington Square" |
| OTT | He played in 12 consecutive All-Star Games in the '30s and '40s |
| NOBLE | British bandleader popular on both sides of the Atlantic in the 30s and 40s, Ray ... |
| MARIJUANA | In the 30s Reefer Madness was one of a series of unintentionally funny films warning of the dangers |
| CBC | Lorne Greene's employer in the '30s and '40s |
| INHERITED | Came into it and hid entire mess (9) |
| SWING | It was the music of the 30s and 40s, hang it! (5) |
| CRABBE | Buster, swimmer who starred as Flash Gordon in film serials of the 30s and 40s (6) |
| LON | Pitcher Warneke of the '30s and '40s Cubs and Cardinals |
| UCLA | Berkeley was the radical campus of the 60s but in the 30s it was this Los Angeles university that was described as a hotbed of communism (1,1,1,1) |
| PHARLAP | Racing phenomenon in the 30s, this horse beat all the competition in Australasia and then in the US |
| ARTDECO | Geometric design style of the 30s and 40s (3,4) |
| DURBIN | Actress / vocalist Deanna of the '30s and '40s |
| EDDY | Baritone Nelson ___ of the '30s and '40s |
| MCLEOD | Norman Z. ___, director of the 30s and 40s |
| PADDEDSHOULDERS | Fashion of the '30s and '40s |
