| ALANSTRETTON | Who was awarded Australian of the Year in 1975 for his work in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy? (4,8) |
| PROUD | Who won the Archibald Prize in 1975 for his portrait of Dorothy Hewett? (5) |
| ELLA | Politician Grasso who was one of Time's Women of the Year in 1975 |
| JIMMYCONNORS | US tennis pro ranked World #1 for an entire year in 1975, 1976, and 1978: 2 wds. |
| SLOANERANGER | Term first coined in 1975 for a young, fashionable, upper-class London woman (6,6) |
| PACIFICOCEAN | Panic if ace at sea takes in first signs of cyclone occurring here? |
| MARSHALL | The USA's programme of economic aid for Europe in the aftermath of World War II was known as the ___ |
| CRYSTALCLEAR | Callers upset with Tracy? That's perfectly obvious |
| PAULHOGAN | The 2021 "Australian of the Year" award will be announced Jan. 25 in Canberra; 1985's award was won by this actor, who played Crocodile Dundee |
| RUTHERFORD | Father of nuclear physics and winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for his work in the chemistry of radioactive substances (last name only) |
| DAWNFRASER | Champion swimmer who was named Australian of the Year in 1964 (4,6) |
| MITCHMITCHELL | English drummer inducted into Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2009 and was known for his work in the Jimi Hendrix Experience: 2 wds. |
| BRITISHREDCROSS | Charity founded in 1870 in the aftermath of the Crimean War (7,3,5) |
| SOMMERSBY | 1993 film set in the aftermath of the US Civil War, starring Jodie Foster and Richard Gere (9) |
| DANZAL | Young Australian of the Year in 2019, - Baker (6) |
| BAPPILAHIRI | Music composer and singer known for his work in the movie Disco Dancer (and usually seen in heavy gold jewelry) (5,6) |
| WARDEN | Person who supervises retreat in the aftermath of battle (6) |
| LOOTER | One who steals in the aftermath of a war or natural disaster (6) |
| LOST | Matthew Fox drama which was set in the aftermath of a plane crash (4) |
| EXTREMELY | Drama film set in the aftermath of 9/11 and starring Tom Hanks, ___ Loud & Incredibly Close |