| MOVINOUT | 1978 Billy Joel hit that gave its name to a 2002 Broadway musical |
| HAIRSPRAYLIVE | NBC's version of a 2002 Broadway musical, which aired on December 7: 2 wds. |
| MANDMS | Candy subject to a 2002 vote |
| GETAJOB | Doo-wop hit that gave Sha Na Na its name |
| NASTY | Tinashe hit that gave birth to the phrase "match my freak" |
| PRESSURE | Billy Joel hit that begins "You'll have to learn to pace yourself" |
| BIGSHOT | Billy Joel hit that begins 'Well you went uptown riding in your limousine' |
| THESTRANGER | Billy Joel hit that opens with creepy whistling |
| HAIRSPRAY | 2002 Broadway musical based on a 1988 John Waters cult hit readapted into a 2007 movie musical |
| SUNSETBOULEVARD | Los Angeles thoroughfare that gave its name to a 1950 film and its musical adaptation (6,9) |
| THARP | Twyla ?, US dancer who conceived, directed and choreographed 2002 Broadway musical Movin" Out (5) |
| PEMBO | Abbreviated name of a county that gave its name to a breed of Corgi, where Tenby and Marloes form part of one of the three Welsh national parks (5) |
| YMCA | Family recreation facility that gave its name to a 1978 song |
| WINDRUSH | HMT Empire ___ , passenger liner that gave its name to a generation of Caribbean immigrants to the UK (8) |
| THELAMBETHWALK | Song from the 1937 musical Me and My Girl that gave its name to a dance first made popular by Lupino Lane |
| LYME | Town in Connecticut that gave its name to a disease caused by a bite from an infected tick (4) |
| RYEHOUSE | Building in Hertfordshire that gave its name to a 1683 plot to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York (3,5) |
| SIAM | Place that gave its name to a cat breed |
| SAMOA | Polynesian island country that gave its name to a type of Girl Scout cookie |
| CAPRI | Campanian island that gave its name to a style of tapered "pants" (5) |
