| LARKIN | Philip --, 1922-85, English poet (6) |
| PHILIPLARKIN | English poet and librarian (1922-85) |
| KARPOV | Anatoly ___, world chess champion from 1975-85 (6) |
| GUMMER | John ___, Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1983-85 (6) |
| EDMOND | 1983-85 Footscray captain and 1987 Brisbane forward, Jim ... (6) |
| BONSAI | 85-peg match lake at Lindholme (*Bosnia) (6) |
| SKODAS | Octavias, 1000M 85, etc. (6) |
| RIDDLE | Nelson , US composer and bandleader (1921-85) (6) |
| BENSON | John ...... , 1984-85 Burnley boss (6) |
| PENDER | John ...... , 1982-85 Wolves and 1990-95 Burnley defender (6) |
| ORATOR | [85] Two alternatives for speaker (6) |
| PERSIA | Old name of a large country in the Middle East (636,160 sq miles; pop about 85 million (6) |
| ALBERT | First name of Ronnie Barker's Arkwright in the 1976-85 BBC sitcom Open All Hours (6) |
| BARRON | Paul ...... , 1982-85 West Brom and 1985-88 QPR goalkeeper; 1986 League Cup Final runner-up (6) |
| RAVENS | Birds kept at the Tower of London, reputedly since Charles II (1660-85) decreed a minimum population of six (6) |
| WILLIE | 1965-78 Scotland, 1972-79 West Brom and 1982-85 Heart of Midlothian midfielder (6) |
| BURLEY | George ...... , 1979-82 Scotland and 1973-85 Ipswich Town defender; 1978 FA Cup Final winner (6) |
| ASPREY | Bill ...... , 1953-66 Stoke City, 1966-67 Oldham Athletic and 1967-68 Port Vale defender; 1979-80 Oxford United and 1983-85 Stoke manager (6) |
| KRANKL | Hans 1973-85 Austria and 1978-81 Barcelona striker; 1977-78 European Golden Shoe winner (6) |
| GESSET | Jean-Louis ......, 2022-24 Ivory Coast coach; 1975-85 Montpellier midfielder (6) |
