| REFUGE | UK charity founded in 1971 by Erin Pizzey (6) |
| ASYLUM | American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen and Elliot Roberts |
| AMAZON | Major river whose true source was discovered in 1971 by Loren McIntyre (6) |
| SALYUT | World's first space station, launched in 1971 by the USSR; ... 1 |
| RELATE | Charity founded in 1938 as the National Marriage Guidance Council (6) |
| CRISIS | UK charity for homelessness founded in 1967 (6) |
| STJOHN | - - Ambulance; first aid charity founded in 1877 (2,4) |
| NASDAQ | US stock exchange founded in 1971 and based in New York City (6) |
| DEPAUL | UK charity working with young people experiencing homelessness (6) |
| RELIEF | Comic ___, UK charity which organises Red Nose Day (6) |
| CANCER | Rugby Against - - - , charity founded by grass-roots player Aaron Beesley (6) |
| MENCAP | British learning disability charity founded by Judy Fryd in 1946 |
| STONEWALL | UK LGBT rights charity founded in 1989 by Ian McKellen amongst others (9) |
| COMICRELIEF | Charity founded in 1985 by Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry (5,6) |
| NEU | German band formed in Dusseldorf in 1971 by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk |
| ITMUSTBELOVE | Song written and originally recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre, later successfully covered by Madness |
| FINGERS | Sticky -------, album released in 1971 by The Rolling Stones (7) |
| AMERICANPIE | Song lasting over eight minutes, released in 1971 by Don McLean (8,3) |
| WILDFOWL | - & Wetlands Trust; modern name of the charity founded in Slimbridge by ornithologist Sir Peter Scott in 1946 (8) |
| BRITISHLEGION | The Royal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , charity founded in 1921 that supports members and veterans of the UK Armed Forces (7,6) |
