| ANDROPOV | Yuri, president of the Soviet Union 1983-4 (8) |
| BREZHNEV | Leonid - - -, President of the Soviet Union 1977-1982 (8) |
| YURIANDROPOV | President of the Soviet Union from 1983 to 1984 (4,8) |
| LEONID | - - - Brezhnev, President of the Soviet Union 1977-82 (6) |
| GORBACHEV | President of the Soviet Union March 1990-December 1991 (9) |
| FOOT | Michael ---, Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983 (4) |
| SALE | Word which when followed by Of The Century gives the title of an ITV game show which ran from 1971 to 1983 (4) |
| HILL | Dame Susan --, author of the horror novel 'The Woman in Black' (1983) (4) |
| NOAH | Yannick ...., winner of the men's singles at the French Open in 1983 (4) |
| HOWE | Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1979 until 1983 (4) |
| TROFIMOV | Yuri ___, cyclist; 2015 Russian National Road Race Championships men's elite race winner (8) |
| SPACEMAN | Yuri Gagarin? (8) |
| BABY | "_ _ _ _don't leave me hanging on the line/i knew you when you had no-one to talk to", 1983 (4-4) |
| JANE | "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, don't leave me hanging on the line/i knew you when you had no-one to talk to", 1983 (4-4) |
| JOHNMCENROE | Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion 1981 and 1983-4 (4,7) |
| SWIT | Surname of Loretta who played Hot Lips Houlihan in M'A'S'H from 1972 until 1983 (4) |
| REES | Clive ___, former rugby union player who played for Wales between 1974 and 1983 (4) |
| EGON | Muller, speedway's world champion in 1983 (4) |
| RITA | She was educated by Michael Caine in 1983 (4) |
| GURR | NSW Origin fullback 1983 (4) |
