| HOWWILLIKNOW | A Whitney Houston smash from 1985 (3,4,1,4) |
| MAC | Cosmetics brand with a Whitney Houston legacy collection |
| VIENNA | Ultravox smash from 1980, kept from No1 by Joe Dolce (6) |
| ACE | Smash from Federer, maybe |
| INTHEWAY | Stumbling block to a Whitney melody (2,3,3) |
| ARTHURFOWLER | EastEnders character played by Bill Treacher from 1985 to 1996 (6,6) |
| CHRISNICHOLL | Northern Ireland footballer who was Southampton manager from 1985-91 (5,7) |
| TELLYADDICTS | BBC One game show hosted by Noel Edmonds from 1985 to 1998 (5,7) |
| NORMANTEBBIT | Late Conservative politician who served as party chairman from 1985 to 1987 (6,6) |
| WHAT | Boyzone smash from the musical Whistle Down the Wind (2,6,4) |
| NOMATTER | Boyzone smash from the musical Whistle Down the Wind (2,6,4) |
| ELI | A Whitney |
| WHITNEYHOUSTON | She had five #1 hits in a row from 1985-87 |
| INDIA | Historical drama film from 1985, A Passage to ----- (5) |
| ELM | A Nightmare on --- Street, classic horror movie from 1985 (3) |
| HURD | Douglas ?, Conservative MP for Witney from 1983-97; Home Secretary from 1985-89 |
| TOMKING | Conservative MP for Bridgwater from 1970-2001; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1985-89 |
| ALIVEANDKICKING | Simple Minds' lead single from 1985 album 'Once Upon a Time' (5,3,7) |
| GIRLS | Word which follows The Golden to give the title of a US sitcom which ran from 1985 until 1992 (5) |
| HEALTH | Word that follows In Sickness And In to give the title of a BBC sitcom which ran from 1985 to 1992 (6) |
