| DIVORCE | 1975 No.1 hit spoof song by Billy Connolly (1-1-1-1-1-1-1) |
| BANANABOOTS | Iconic footwear once worn by Billy Connolly (6,5) |
| SAILING | 1975 No.1 for Rod Stewart (7) |
| MINNIE | Singer Riperton with the 1975 No.1 song "Lovin' You" |
| QUARTER | 1+1+1+1=1 (7) |
| ONESELF | 1+1+1+1 spirit with me (7) |
| GLASGOW | Scottish city that produced comedian Billy Connolly, actor Robbie Coltrane and forthright celebrity |
| WHOSUED | Billy Connolly comedy, The Man...God (3,4) |
| PRODUCTIONVALUE | 3+1+1+2+1+3+1+1+1+1, for a word meaning "manufacturing" |
| MARRS | 1987 one-hit wonder group formed by the collaboration of AR Kane and Colourbox (1-1-1-1-1) |
| ACSES | Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System initially developed by Alstom (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) |
| ICOBS | InterCity On Board Services - so to speak (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) |
| ACHY | 1992 hit song by Billy Ray Cyrus, ---- Breaky Heart (4) |
| WEDIDNTSTARTTHE | ____ Fire, song by Billy Joel released in 1989 listing historical names and events (2,5,5,3) |
| STARTTHEFIRE | 'We Didn't ***** *** **** ', song by Billy Joel released in 1989 (5,3,4) |
| VIENNA | Song by Billy Joel from his 1977 album 'The Stranger' (6) |
| LOVEREALLYHURTS | ____ Without You, song by Billy Ocean released in 1976 (4,6,5) |
| OSSHD | The Organisation for Co-Operation of Railways initially managed railway transport in Eastern Bloc countries (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) |
| EASBR | Ealing & Shepherds Bush Railway, familiarly (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) |
| ASLEF | Train drivers' union - initially (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) |