| NKRUMAH | Kwame ___, president of Ghana from 1960-66 (7) |
| RAWLINGS | Jerry ?, president of Ghana from 1993-2001 |
| PEBBLES | Red-haired daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone in the 1960-66 US animated sitcom The Flintstones (7) |
| PROFUMO | John ___, Secretary of State for War from 1960-63 (7) |
| NIGERIA | Rulers of which African country squandered $400 billion from 1960 to 1999? (7) |
| SNOWDON | The Earl of _, photographer and documentarian who was married to Princess Margaret from 1960 to 1978 (7) |
| BURKINA | Landlocked country of western Africa known from 1960 to 1984 as Upper Volta (7,4) |
| HAMBURG | Where the Beatles performed from 1960 to 1962 |
| ALEXANDER | American author whose books include 2015's The Crossover, Kwame _ (9) |
| TURE | Black Power leader Kwame ___ |
| AKUFOADDO | President of Ghana re-elected for a second term on 7 December 2020 (4,5-4) |
| NANA | And 5 President of Ghana re-elected for a second term on 7 December 2020 (4,5-4) |
| KWAME | First prime minister and president of Ghana, _ Nkrumah (5) |
| SHIRLEYTEMPLE | American actress who was US ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976 (7,6) |
| WILTCHAMBERLAIN | N.B.A. scoring leader: 1960-66 |
| WILTTHESTILT | 1960-66 N.B.A. scoring leader, informally |
| AHIDJO | Ahmadou ?, president of Cameroon from 1960-82 (6) |
| ULBRICHT | President of the German Democratic Republic from 1960 to 1973 |
| GHANA | Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, this country achieved independence in 1957 under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah. |
| FASO | Landlocked country of western Africa known from 1960 to 1984 as Upper Volta (7,4) |