| HISLATEST | Elvis No.1 from 1961 (3,6,5) |
| FLAME | Elvis No.1 from 1961 (3,6,5) |
| TEDDYBEAR | Elvis No.1 hit, for short |
| LONESOME | Elvis' No.1 1960 hit song, Are You -------- Tonight? (8) |
| ITSNOW | 1960 single by Elvis, No.1 in multiple countries including the US and UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada (3,3,2,5) |
| ORNEVER | 1960 single by Elvis, No.1 in multiple countries including the US and UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada (3,3,2,5) |
| OLIVE | British musical rejecting No.1 from Robert Plant (5) |
| VANGERWEN | Dutch professional darts player who was ranked world No.1 from 2014 to 2021 (3,6) |
| CONNORS | US tennis player who was world No.1 from 1974-77 and in the top 10 for 16 years (7) |
| RATTRAP | UK No.1 from Boomtown Rats album A Tonic for the Troops (3,4) |
| STEFFI | Nickname of the tennis player who was world No.1 from 1987-1999 (6) |
| IMMEDIATE | Note cocked up by Muse, blowing No.1 from Taylor Swift (9) |
| NUTMEG | Pop tune about men? No.1 from Ginger Spice (6) |
| FALLINGINLOVE | Can't Help ___ Elvis Presley's song from 1961 from the album Blue Hawaii which has been recorded by many other artists including Bob Dylan: 3 wds. |
| DENIS | 1958-74 Scotland striker at Torino from 1961-62 and Man United from 1962-73 between Spells at Man City (5) |
| LAW | 1958-74 Scotland striker at Torino from 1961-62 and Man United from 1962-73 between Spells at Man City (3) |
| LATEST | Elvis Presley hit from 1961, (Marie's the Name) His ------ Flame (6) |
| LARAM | Deacon Jones was one from 1961-'71 |
| UAR | Egypt from 1961 to 1971: Abbr. |
| TENTH | Last in the A.L., from 1961 to 1968 |
