| HEADOVERHEELS | 1985 #3 hit from 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| SHOUT | 1984 #1 hit from 15-Across |
| SIT | Take a rest from 15 across (3) |
| MEDO | 5/3 hit from 2017 (4,4,3,4,2,2) |
| MADE | 5/3 hit from 2017 (4,4,3,4,2,2) |
| LOOKWHATYOU | 5/3 hit from 2017 (4,4,3,4,2,2) |
| AXELF | #3 hit from "Beverly Hills Cop" |
| ADIA | #3 hit from the 1997 album "Surfacing" |
| STELMOSFIRE | "Possessive" #1 John Parr song from 1985: 3 wds. |
| ELM | A Nightmare on --- Street, hit horror movie from 1985 (3) |
| ONEMORENIGHT | Title shared by #1 hits from Maroon 5 in 2012 & Phil Collins in 1985: 3 wds. |
| ANDSHEWAS | "___ looking at herself, and things were looking like a movie", 1985 (3-3-3) |
| RAN | Kurosawa epic from 1985 (3) |
| TEARSFORFEARS | "Shout" group, 1985: 3 wds. |
| NICE | Quote from 15 novel incestuous, yet I eye no "cooee!" (4,2,3,3,2,3,3,4) |
| DAVIDLEEROTH | Lead singer of Van Halen who was replaced by Sammy Hagar in 1985: 3 wds. |
| TOO | Festival ..., King's Lynn festival that began in 1985 (3) |
| IAN | EastEnders character played by Adam Woodyatt, who first appeared in 1985 (3) |
| ADE | Actor- comedian married to Jennifer Saunders since 1985 (3) |
| QUO | Status _, opened the Live Aid concert in 1985 (3) |
