| RUTLAND | County of central England; part of Leicestershire from 1974 to 1997 (7) |
| NEASDEN | Area in NW London, England, part of the London Borough of Brent (7) |
| GWYNEDD | County of NW Wales of which Anglesey was a part from 1974 to 1996 (7) |
| SCHMIDT | Helmut ___, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1974 to 1982 (7) |
| LIZDAWN | Actress who played Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth from 1974 to 2008 (3,4) |
| WESTMIDLANDS | Metropolitan county of central England soon to have its own mayor (4,8) |
| WARWICKSHIRE | A county of Central England, the birthplace of Shakespeare (12) |
| LEICESTERSHIRE | County of central England (14) |
| LYALL | John ___, manager of West Ham United from 1974 to 1989, and of Ipswich Town from 1990 to 1994 |
| CLEVELAND | County of northern England from 1974 to 1996 |
| AVON | County of southwest England from 1974 to 1996 |
| BETTYFORD | US First Lady from 1974 to 1977 who was also the Second Lady from 1973 to 1974: 2 wds. |
| SHIRLEYTEMPLE | American actress who was US ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976 (7,6) |
| HELMUTSCHMIDT | Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982 (6,7) |
| PINOCHET | Augusto ___, president of Chile from 1974 to 1990 following his overthrow of Salvador Allende |
| CLWYD | County of Wales from 1974 to 1995 (5) |
| HEALEY | Denis --, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 (6) |
| GERALDFORD | The 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 (6,4) |
| FORD | Gerald - - -, the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 (4) |
| SOUTHGLAMORGAN | Welsh county from 1974 to 1996 (5,9) |
