| BENAZIR | ___ Bhutto, 1953-2007, former Pakistan PM (7) |
| IMRAN | ___ Khan, former Pakistan PM jailed on two charges in 2024, both decisions later overturned (5) |
| ALI | Pakistan PM Bhutto of the '70s |
| KARACHI | In which city was former prime minister Benazir Bhutto born? (7) |
| KHAN | Former Pakistan cricket allrounder; Imran ... (4) |
| IMRANKHAN | Former Pakistan cricket captain, elected as the country's president in July |
| AFRIDI | Shahid ___, former Pakistan cricket captain nicknamed 'Boom Boom' (6) |
| ASIF | Former Pakistan allrounder, -- Iqbal (4) |
| ZIA | Former Pakistan president |
| RIGSDAG | Former Danish parliament replaced by the Folketing in 1953 (7) |
| HICKORY | U.S. title of 1953 novel by Agatha Christie (7,7,5) |
| NIAGARA | 1953 Marilyn Monroe film noir thriller (7) |
| ACTRESS | The ___, 1953 comedy-drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Jean Simmons (7) |
| LINEARB | Ancient writing system found in Greece, deciphered in 1953 (7) |
| HILLIER | English horticulturist who founded an arboretum in Hampshire in 1953 (7) |
| IRMELIN | Frederick Delius three-act opera that premiered in Oxford in 1953 (7) |
| DARRACQ | French car with a starring role in the 1953 film Genevieve (7) |
| GOODBYE | 1953 novel by Raymond Chandler (3,4,7) |
| THELONG | 1953 novel by Raymond Chandler (3,4,7) |
| SINATRA | Singer who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in 1953 (7) |
