| REDREDWINE | "Colorful" UB40 hit of 1988: 3 wds. |
| IDABWELLS | NAACP cofounder and suffragist who was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1988: 3 wds. |
| IGOT | Sonny %26 Cher or UB40 hit, ... You Babe (1,3) |
| BABYTONIGHT | Robert Palmer and UB40 hit, "I'll Be Your ..." (4,7) |
| RAT | "___ in Mi Kitchen" (UB40 hit) |
| CIRCLEINTHESAND | Belinda Carlisle hit of 1988 |
| DESIRE | U2 hit of 1988 |
| ROLLWITHIT | #1 Steve Winwood hit of 1988 |
| MANINTHEMIRROR | Michael Jackson hit of 1988 that spent two weeks at #1 |
| OTI | Chris ___, rugby union player who scored a hat-trick for England in a 35-3 Test win over Ireland in 1988 (3) |
| REA | Chris ___, singer who was Driving Home for Christmas in 1988 (3) |
| DOA | This 1949 noir classic was remade in 1988 (3) |
| IGOTYOU | Which number one hit for UB40 was also Sonny and Cher's only number one hit? (1,3,3,4) |
| BABE | Which number one hit for UB40 was also Sonny and Cher's only number one hit? (1,3,3,4) |
| CAT | Character in sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf played by Danny John-jules since the first episode in 1988 (3) |
| RAY | ___ Meagher, long-serving Home and Away actor who's been in the show since its inception in 1988 (3) |
| KER | Andrew - - - , former Kelso fly-half who played for Scotland in 1988 (3) |
| BET | Word after You - game show hosted by Bruce Forsyth in 1988 (3) |
| ALI | _ _ _ Campbell, co-founder of UB40 (3) |
| SALUBRIOUS | Healthy compound of Oasis, Blur and UB40, originally (10) |
