| MARTINO | Al, U.S. singer who had the first UK No 1 single in 1952 with Here In My Heart (7) |
| ALMARTINO | He hit #1 in 1952 with "Here in My Heart" |
| PACINO | Al, U.S. actor whose only Oscar is for Best Actor in the 1992 film Scent of a Woman (6) |
| GORE | Al, U.S. politician who served as Bill Clinton's vice president from 1993 to 2001 (4) |
| JIMMYBOYD | He hit #1 at age 12 in 1952 with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" |
| UNTO | Suffix with "here," in legalese |
| TAKEMEBACKTOLONDON | By Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, the first UK No 1 single with a title including the place name in the final word |
| LISALOEB | Singer who had the first #1 single without having a record contract |
| SEASON | Noah Kahan's Stick _ was the first UK No. 1 of 2024 (6) |
| CHRISKIRK | American golfer who had the first win of 2024 on the PGA Tour (5,4) |
| RILKE | Austrian poet who had the first names Rainer Maria (5) |
| HOUSTON | Whitney, U.S. singer who starred in and recorded the soundtrack to the 1992 film The Bodyguard (7) |
| JANUARY | Pilot's only number one single in the UK, topping the charts for three weeks in February 1975 |
| POLARIS | The first UK-based nuclear-armed submarine system, based at Clyde Naval Base (7) |
| ITSASIN | Pet Shop Boys number-one single in 1987 (3,1,3) |
| POPPIES | '60s "There's a Pain in My Heart" girl group |
| RAINING | Buddy Holly song; _ in My Heart (7) |
| WINIFREDATWELL | Trinidadian-born pianist, the first black artist to have a No 1 single in the UK |
| NEARFAR | Antonyms sung in "My Heart Will Go On" |
| THEONETOTHEWESTOFHERE | "You caught me!," says the thief, who then admits: "The diamond isn't here in my room, but it's hidden in ___" |
