| PAULING | Linus -, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and 1962 Nobel Peace Prize (7) |
| CURIE | Winner of Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics |
| LINUS | ____ Pauling, scientist who won Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Peace (5) |
| MAXBORN | German winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum mechanics (3,4) |
| ROETHKE | Theodore -; recipient of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his volume of verse The Waking (7) |
| POLIO | Subject of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| INCOLOR | Like the telecast of the 1954 Rose Bowl parade, notably |
| AINTREE | At which course, noted for its horse races, was the British Grand Prix held in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1962? (7) |
| NATTA | Karl Ziegler and Guilio _____ received the Nobel in 1963 for their work in chemistry and technology of high polymers, revolutionizing the making of plastics |
| SCIENCE | Niece's excited about introduction to chemistry and physics, perhaps (7) |
| LORIMER | Peter ....... , 1969-75 Scotland and 1962-79 Leeds United midfielder (7) |
| VIOLLET | Dennis ....... , 1960-61 England, 1953-62 Manchester United and 1962-67 Stoke City forward (7) |
| HEMINGWAY | Late writer (surname) who won the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature (9) |
| JOHNSTEINBECK | Author of 'The Grapes of Wrath', winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature (1902-1968) |
| PERUTZ | Max Ferdinand ___, Austrian-born British biochemist; shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies in the structure of haemoglobin (6) |
| ERNESTHEMINGWAY | American author, winner of 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature (6,9) |
| JOHN | The Grapes Of Wrath author who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, _ Steinbeck (4) |
| STEINBECK | John ?, winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature (9) |
| NIN | Anais, author of the 1954 novel A Spy In The House Of Love (3) |
| SAMSNEAD | "Slammin'" winner of the 1954 Masters Tournament |
