| RONANKEATING | Former Boyzone vocalist and successful solo artist |
| RONAN | Boyzone's lead vocalist and successful solo artist, _ Keating (5) |
| KEATING | Ronan _, Boyzone singer and successful solo artist (7) |
| LAURYN | Ms Hill, Fugees member and successful solo artist (6) |
| LEMAR | Fame Academy runner-up and highly successful solo artist (5) |
| MADONNA | Most successful solo artist in Billboard chart history |
| GODDESS | This 2013 Aussie film starred former Boyzone heartthrob Ronan Keating (7) |
| BRESLIN | Surname of former Blizzard who has gone on to have a successful solo career. (7) |
| BAP | Members, such as Bang Yong Guk and Zelo, of this boy group, formed by TS Entertainment, have gone on to successful solo careers |
| PHILCOLLINS | Drummer with Genesis who became lead singer alter the departure of Peter Gabriel and later had a successful solo career (4,7) |
| LYNCH | Shane ___, former Boyzone singer whose sisters were in girl group B*Witched (5) |
| COLLINS | This Genesis drummer also had a successful solo career during the 1980s. (7) |
| HENLEY | Don, Eagles vocalist and drummer whose songs as a solo artist include The Boys of Summer released in 1984 (6) |
| HOLBAY | British tuning company, founded in 1959 and successful with engines from BMC, Ford and Rootes (especially in the fastback Sunbeam Rapier) (6) |
| MOODIE | Jim, Dumfries native and successful BSB and TT racer in the 1990s. (6) |
| STEVEN | Aerosmith vocalist and former American Idol judge, - - - Tyler, pictured right (6) |
| HITECH | Modern and successful city hotel (2-4) |
| FACEOUT | Fine and successful fighter pilot, blooming brave |
| PROSPEROUSLY | In a affluent and successful manner |
| GREAT | Ancient Greek king and successful military commander, Alexander the ... |
