| MESSERSCHMITT | German fighter plane maker that went on to build bubblecars like the KR200 (13) |
| BUBBLECAR | Heinkel Kabine, Messerschmitt KR200 or the Isetta (6,3) |
| ISETTAS | BMW bubblecars with Italian origins (7) |
| PRINCEPAL | ... Singh, the Indian who was a part of the Sacramento Kings' squad that went on to win this year's NBA Summer League. (9) |
| TASMIN | A TVR that went on to become the 280i (6) |
| AMANA | ___ Colonies, communal society that went on to form an appliance company |
| ABBA | 1974 Eurovision winner that went on to international stardom |
| RICHTHOFEN | Manfred von -; German fighter pilot during the First World War known as the Red Baron (10) |
| KYT | Helmet maker that merged with Suomy to create one of the biggest-selling brands in the world. (3) |
| OFFTHERECORD | Unofficially it's where the song that went on too long ended (3,3,6) |
| REDBARON | Nickname of the WWI German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen (3,5) |
| PORSCHE | Luxury-auto-maker-that-debuted-on-the-Frankfurt-Stock-Exchange-this-week |
| WKRP | Station that went on the air in 1978 |
| SEVENYEARDITCH | Excavation that went on and on? |
| WGA | Org. that went on strike over what its leaders called "existential issues," including residuals and the use of generative A.I. (May-September, 2023) |
| THEFASTSHOW | 1994-2014 British comedy series that went on the road in 2024 for a live 30th-annivesary tour (3,4,4) |
| BLUE | "The __ Max" (1966 movie about a German fighter pilot) |
| STUKA | German fighter-bomber during the World War ll? |
| OREOS | Cookies that went on sale in China beginning in 1996 |
| SAG | ____AFTRA (actors' union that went on strike in July): Abbr. |
