| KISSINGER | US Secretary of State from September 1973 to January 1977 (9) |
| BETTYFORD | US First Lady from 1974 to 1977 who was also the Second Lady from 1973 to 1974: 2 wds. |
| BUTTERCUP | Yellow flower that grows wild in fields in many parts of Europe, the Mallorcan aptly-named Autumn variety carpets the land and olive groves on the island from September (9) |
| CAPRICORN | Zodiacal constellation covering the period of December 22 to January 20 the following year, ruled by the planet Saturn (9) |
| SIMMONITE | Character played by Bill Owen on Last of the Summer Wine from 1973 to 2000 (5,9) |
| JOHNKERRY | US Secretary of State, from 2013 to 2017, who had fought the 2004 presidential election for the Democrats (4,5) |
| OFCOMMONS | Cabinet position held by Penny Mordaunt from September 2022 |
| NORABATTY | Last of the Summer Wine character played by Kathy Staff from 1973 to 2008 (4,5) |
| IRIANJAYA | Indonesian name for Papua from 1973 to 2001 (5,4) |
| THATSLIFE | Dame Esther Rantzen's consumer show from 1973 to 1994 (5,4!) |
| NFL | Sports group whose regular season runs from September to January: Abbr. |
| HENRY | US Secretary of State from 1973-77 (5,9) |
| DELAWARE | US state which Joe Biden represented as a senator from 1973 to 2009 (8) |
| PINOCHET | Which Chilean general was head of state from 1973 to 1990? (8) |
| INVICTUSGAMES | Competitive international sports event for wounded, injured and sick service men and women taking place in Toronto this year from September 23rd to September 30th: 2 wds. |
| VANCE | Cyrus ___, US Secretary of State from 1977-80 (5) |
| RUSK | Dean ___ (1909 -98)the US Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 (4) |
| RICE | Condoleezza ___: US secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 (4) |
| CYRUSVANCE | US Secretary of State from 1977-80 |
| HILLARYCLINTON | US secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 |
