| KMART | Box store that's gone from 2,000+ locations in 2005 to just 17 today |
| FIXYOU | Song by Coldplay released in 2005 to console Gwyneth Paltrow after her father's death (3,3) |
| SFU | Show that ended in 2005, to fans |
| BECKER | Men's singles champion at Wimbledon in 1985 aged just 17 years old (6) |
| HAIKU | What kind of Japanese poem contains just 17 syllables? (5) |
| NINJITSU | Just 17 incorrectly describing origami conclusively as martial art |
| PRINCESSCAROLINE | Heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco from 1957 to 1958 and from 2005 to 2014 |
| WRIED | Veteran’s gone astray in southern seaside town, as reported |
| KATHERINEHEIGL | American actress who played Dr Isobel "Izzie" Stevens in Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010 |
| INASMUCH | Seeing one, Schuman’s gone to pieces |
| LOWRISES | Big-box store outside Mister North's short apartment buildings (3-5) |
| TOWROPES | When "e"s gone belfry is unlocked briefly and they pull (8) |
| KLOSTERS | Zany skier after one’s gone missing visits ski resort |
| DOREMI | Song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music sung in various locations in Salzburg in the 1965 film |
| THEDOCTOR | He was played by David Tennant in the BBC TV sci-fi series from 2005 to 2010 (3,6) |
| PATRICKDEMPSEY | Actor who played doctor Derek Shepherd on US medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2014 (7,7) |
| GUINNESS | Sponsors of rugby union's English Premiership from 2005 to 2010 |
| MARCEL | Rosie _, played Holby City's Jac Naylor from 2005 to 2022 (6) |
| ROBERTIGER | Disney CEO from 2005 to 2020, recently rehired to replace his successor |
| LADETTE | _ To Lady, reality TV show that ran from 2005 to 2010 (7) |
