| BREAKINGBAD | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| THESOPRANOS | HBO crime drama that topped Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list |
| NORWOOD | Surname of Ricky, EastEnders actor who came second on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 and a contestant on Dancing On Ice in 2024 (7) |
| ANCIENTHISTORY | Recollection of olden times, as of Roman Empire or Egypt (7,7) |
| GAME | ___ of Thrones TV series adapted from the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire which is ranked 12th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| MAD | ___ Men TV series based on the lives of advertising executives which is ranked 4th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| ALL | ___ in the Family TV show about a working class man and his family which is ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| WIRE | The ___ TV series focusing on law enforcement in Baltimore which is ranked 2nd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| VEEP | No. 13 on Rolling Stone's recent list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: "a comedy in which the star "somehow topped her 'Seinfeld' work" |
| SATURDAYNIGHT | ___ Live American late-night TV variety show with comedy sketches which is ranked 8th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: 2 wds. |
| SOPRANOS | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| RAITT | #50 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and #89 on "100 Greatest Guitarists" |
| KEITHMOON | No2 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest drummers of all time |
| CLAPTON | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| PURPLEHAZE | #2 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" |
| IMAGINE | #3 on Rolling Stone's list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" |
| THEMESSAGE | 1982 track that topped Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" list |
| YESTERDAY | Number one on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Pop Songs" list |
| JAYZ | Rapper on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists" list |
| PATTISMITH | #47 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists" |
