| CELEBRITY | City rebel became a star (9) |
| GIBSON | Who made his film debut in Summer City (1977) and became a star in Mad Max (1979)? (6) |
| TEEN | Debbie Gibson, when she became a star |
| ORLANDO | Ronaldo became a star in England (7) |
| MOONLIGHTING | Bruce Willis became a star on the back of which tv series? (12) |
| OMARSHARIF | Egyptian actor who became a star after appearing in Lawrence of Arabia in 1962 (4,6) |
| IRUNA | Basque city rebels capturing one from France (5) |
| PINOCCHIO | When You Wish Upon A Star was the Oscar-winning song from this animation based on the Italian story of a puppet who became a real boy |
| INNOVATOR | In November, A Hill became a pioneer (9) |
| POLEVAULT | Sport in which an athlete jumps over an obstacle with the aid of a pole. Originally a practical means of clearing objects, such as ditches, brooks, and fences, this activity became a competitive sport |
| CHARLOTTE | _ Dawson, reality star who recently became a mum of two (9) |
| RINTINTIN | Dog rescued from a WWI battlefield who became a box office star (3,3,3) |
| HAIRSPRAY | John Waters movie that became a musical that became a movie musical |
| EASTERNER | Mao, say, ultimately became a severe ruler (9) |
| BALLERINA | Changing arena, Bill became a dancer (9) |
| ROUNDHEAD | Read about the hound who became a Puritan? (9) |
| RICKILAKE | "Hairspray" star who became a TV host |
| STEVENAGE | Became a new town in 1946 (9) |
| PATTINSON | Batman actor who recently became a father (6,9) |
| VEGETATED | Became a couch potato (9) |
