| SCHERZINGER | Nicole -----------, former Pussycat Doll (11) |
| WYATT | Kimberly ___, former Pussycat Doll (5) |
| NICOLE | Former Pussycat Doll now West End star, _ Scherzinger (6) |
| KIMBERLY | TV personality and former Pussycat Doll, _ Wyatt (8) |
| ROBERTS | Ashley - - -, former Pussycat Doll (7) |
| MELODY | One-time Pussycat Doll, _ Thornton (6) |
| NS | Initials of Pussycat Doll now making Broadway debut (2) |
| ASHLEY | ___ Roberts, ex-pussycat Doll after the 2018 Glitter Ball trophy (pictured bottom) (6) |
| CHA | "Don't ___" (2005 Pussycat Dolls song) |
| STACI | Singer Flood once of the Pussycat Dolls |
| DONTCHA | 2005 Pussycat Dolls hit, or an informal contraction |
| BEEP | Onomatopoeic Pussycat Dolls song |
| SWAY | '50s song covered by The Pussycat Dolls |
| GROW | "When I ___ Up" (2008 hit by the Pussycat Dolls) |
| AMAN | "I Don't Need ___" by the Pussycat Dolls (2 wds.) |
| MOLASSES | Most of Pussycat Dolls' output is refined and very sweet (8) |
| BEEN | "Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you ___?..." |
| OWL | "The ___ and the Pussycat" (1970) |
| SONG | "What's New Pussycat," e.g. |
| OTOOLE | "What's New, Pussycat" star |