| UTHANT | Secretary-general of the UN from 1962 to 1971 (1,5) |
| VITESSE | A 1962 to 1971 Triumph model (7) |
| DAGHAMMARSKJOLD | Swede who was secretary-general of the UN from 1953 to 1961 (3,12) |
| HAMMARSKJOLD | Dag --, Swedish Secretary-General of the UN from 1953 to 1961 (12) |
| CARSON | Johnny ___ comedian who hosted The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992 |
| BAMBER | Presenter of University Challenge from 1962 to 1987 (6,9) |
| YAMANI | Sheikh ___, Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum and mineral resources from 1962 to 1986 |
| ANNAN | Ghanaian statesman who served as secretary-general of the UN from 1997 to 2006 (4,5) |
| KOFI | Ghanaian statesman who served as secretary-general of the UN from 1997 to 2006 (4,5) |
| JAVIER | Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991 (6) |
| TRYGVE | Secretary-general of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952 (6) |
| REGINALDMAUDLING | Tory chancellor of the exchequer from 1962 to 1964 and then home secretary from 1970 to 1972 (8,8) |
| EPSTEIN | The manager of the Beatles from 1962 to 1967, Brian _ (7) |
| SHAWTAYLOR | Presenter of the TV show Police 5 from 1962 to 1992 (4,6) |
| ARIEL | Series of six artificial satellites launched by the US from 1962 to 1979 (5) |
| WALTERCRONKITE | Anchorman of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 (6,8) |
| FOREIGNACCENT | Presumably heard at the UN from unfamiliar type, in a manner of speaking (7,6) |
| VALERIESINGLETON | A regular presenter of the world's longest-running children's TV show, from 1962 to 1972 |
| ZCARS | BBC drama series set in the fictional town of Newtown that ran from 1962 to 1978 |
| HONOR | Actress who played the first female lead, Cathy Gale, in TV's The Avengers from 1962 to 1964 (5,8) |