| PEACOCK | National bird of India since 1963, classified as Pavo cristatus (7) |
| UNCANNY | Marvel Comics' leading title, published continuously since 1963 and spawning a cluster of films, ... |
| GENERAL | __ Hospital, American soap opera that's been on air since 1963 (7) |
| PAVO | Constellation named after the Latin name of the national bird of India (4) |
| PEACOCKS | Males of the national bird of India (8) |
| BUSTARD | see 3dn, National bird of Hungary reintroduced to Wiltshire in 2004 |
| ARECIBO | Puerto Rican municipality that has been home to a 1,000ft radio telescope since 1963 (7) |
| QUETZAL | National bird of Guatemala |
| PEAHEN | Female of the common peacock, Pavo cristatus (6) |
| GAVAI | Judge of the Supreme Court of India since 2019 |
| MODI | Narendra ___ (b1950), Prime Minister of India since 2014 (4) |
| NARENDRAMODI | Prime Minister of India since 2014 (8,4) |
| NEWDELHI | Capital of India since 1912 (3,5) |
| JUNGLEMYNA | Starling-like woodland bird of India (6.4) |
| BALDEAGLE | North American bird of prey; the national bird of the United States (4,5) |
| GREBE | Any diving waterbird of the family Podicipedidae, such as the little (Tachybaptus ruficollis) and great crested (Podiceps cristatus) species of Europe (5) |
| APUS | Bird of Paradise constellation near Pavo the peacock and Musca the fly (4) |
| DAHLIA | National flower of Mexico since 1963, belonging to the daisy family (Asteraceae) (6) |
| STATESMAN | The ____ is an English language newspaper published in India since 1875 |
| HOOPOE | A crested bird with salmon-coloured plumage and black-and-white wings, chosen as the national bird of Israel in 2008 (6) |
