| AIZAWL | Club led to a remarkable I-League title victory in 2017 by Khalid Jamil. (6) |
| ORIGAMI | A 61-year-old Japanese artist made news in 2017 by selling these works of hers in a rural vending machine |
| SHAPEOFYOU | No 1 UK hit in 2017 by Ed Sheeran (5,2,3) |
| ZELLE | Venmo rival launched in 2017 by major banks |
| MISTRY | Jimi __, plays 's son Khalid in Corrie ___ and used to play Albert Square's Dr Fred Fonseca (6) |
| LATIFI | Nicholas, Canadian Formula One driver whose crash in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix led to a safety car being deployed (6) |
| RIYADH | Middle East city served by King Khalid Airport (6) |
| LOVELY | 2018 song by Billie Eilish and Khalid which was the official soundtrack of season two of 13 Reasons Why |
| TEAACT | 1773 legislation that led to a "party" in Boston |
| STRAIN | Word for draw tight, sieve, squeeze, stretch or wring which led to a sense of violent effort or exerting oneself (6) |
| LAUGHS | Monty Python skits led to a lot of them (6) |
| HALSEY | One-named singer of Eastside which featured Benny Blanco and Khalid |
| SEATED | led to a restaurant table |
| TEATAX | Levy that led to a 1773 'party' |
| MESMER | Hypnosis pioneer whose name led to a verb |
| CAUSED | Led to a rotter being expelled from service |
| KASHMIR | Real ... FC, based in Srinagar, competes in the I-league. (7) |
| ALLEYNE | Mark ___, former England ODI cricketer who led Gloucestershire to two one-day cups and the National League title in 2000 (7) |
| RANIERI | Claudio ___, football manager who led Leicester to the 2016 Premier league title (7) |
| ARSENAL | Football club who last won the English Premier League title in 2004 (7) |
