| MARCIANO | Rocky --, world heavyweight boxing champion from 1952 to 1956 (8) |
| MOORE | Archie ---, World Light Heavyweight boxing champion from 1952 to 1962 (5) |
| ROCKYMARCIANO | US boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956 (5,8) |
| ROCKY | World Heavyweight boxing champion from 1952-56 nicknamed The Brockton Blockbuster (5,8) |
| KATOWICE | City of Upper Silesia, known from 1953 to 1956 as Stalinogrod (8) |
| FARTHING | British bronze coin worth one 960th of a pound sterling, minted from 1860 to 1956 (8) |
| BRUNDAGE | President of the IOC from 1952-72 (5,8) |
| GUNSMOKE | TV western series which ran from 1952-1961 (8) |
| ETHIOPIA | Country of NE Africa federated with, and for 30 years at war with, Eritrea from 1952 until 1993 (8) |
| SINGININ | UK's moststreamed track from 1952 by Gene Kelly (6,2,3,4) |
| EXILE | Charlie Chaplin, from 1952 to 1972 |
| ALLARD | UK car company that produced the Palm Beach roadster from 1952 to 1958 (6) |
| BANDSTAND | American ___, a popular music show on from 1952 to 1989 |
| YITZHAKBENZVI | President of Israel from 1952 to 1963 (7,7) |
| QUEEN | Elizabeth's title from 1952 to 2022 |
| BATISTA | Fulgencio ___ (1901-73), dictator of Cuba from 1952 to 1959 (7) |
| ELIZABETH | Queen ___ II: Reigned from 1952 to 2022 |
| QUEENELIZABETH | UK monarch from 1952 to 2022 (5,9) |
| GLADYSKNIGHT | Which American rhythm 'n' blues singer performed from 1952 to the 1980s with her group the Pips? (6,6) |
| GORDIEHOWE | Detroit Red Wing who was the NHL's MVP six times from 1952 to 1963: 2 wds. |
