| SPACEODDITY | David Bowie song that only became a hit on its 1972 re-release |
| MAPLELEAFTARTAN | Though David Weiser designed it in 1964, it only became one of Canada's official symbols in 2011: 3 |
| HILDEGARDOFBINGEN | German Benedictine abbess, whose musical compositions only became well-known 800 years after her death |
| GRAF | Who, at the 1988 Seoul Games, not only became the first ever to achieve a Golden Slam in tennis but also to achieve it in the same year? (4) |
| ALLTHEYOUNGDUDES | David Bowie song that gave Mott the Hoople a top ten hit in 1972 |
| DIAMONDDOGS | David Bowie song that should be listened to on a 75th wedding anniversary?: 2 wds. |
| ASHESTOASHES | David Bowie song that became his second UK No1 single in 1980 (5,2,5) |
| LIFEONMARS | David Bowie song that begins, "It's a god-awful small affair" |
| DREAMON | Aerosmith hit that only broke the Top Ten on its 1975 re-release |
| ANEWENGLAND | 1983 Billy Bragg song that became a hit single when covered by Kirsty MacColl the next year |
| MONA | Moan about Bo Diddley song that became a hit for Craig Mclachlan (4) |
| BEGINTHEBEGUINE | Popular song written by Cole Porter, that became a hit for Julio Iglesias (5,3,7) |
| ELOISE | Barry Ryan song that became a hit for The Damned in 1986 (6) |
| FORYOURLOVE | Song by Graeme Gouldman that later became a hit for The Yardbirds (3,4,4) |
| IMPOSSIBLE | TV spy series that became a hit movie franchise (Mission: ----------) |
| KATE | Singer Bush whose Running Up That Hill became a hit again in 2022 after 37 years |
| SHESTHEONE | Song by World Party which became a hit for Robbie Williams in 1999 (4,3,3) |
| THEKNIFE | Mack ___ ___, song which became a hit for Louis Armstrong in 1955 (3,5) |
| INNER | The red ring between the bull and magpie on an archery target; a hit on this; or, a cricketer's thin liner glove (5) |
| BEANIE | Headgear is a hit - on the head, that is (6) |
