| NWA | Hip-hop group that shot to fame in the late 80s: Abbr. |
| AXL | Rose who rose to fame in the late '80s |
| CDPLAYER | Stereo innovation of the '80s (abbr.) |
| RUNDMC | Only hip-hop group that performed at Live Aid |
| MEATLOAF | Singer Marvin Lee Aday found fame in the late 1970s as who? (4,4) |
| MORE | Pulp's latest album that shot to the top of the charts (4) |
| BULLETPROOF | La Roux's hit that shot to number one in 2009 (11) |
| GUESS | Charli XCX hit remixed with Billie Eilish that shot to No.1 (5) |
| WELCH | Sex symbol who shot to fame in the 1960s, Raquel _ (5) |
| EDEN | Scantily clad, who shot to fame in the 60s TV sitcom I Dream of Jeannie? (7,4) |
| BARBARA | Scantily clad, who shot to fame in the 60s TV sitcom I Dream of Jeannie? (7,4) |
| GABRIELA | Argentine tennis player who was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late 80s an |
| ROBERTS | Julia _, shot to fame in Pretty Woman (7) |
| BACON | Kevin -, actor who shot to fame in Footloose (5) |
| NICK | CLUB OWNER WHO DATED EVE IN THE LATE '80S (DAYS) |
| MT | Initials of late two-time WBA welterweight champ in the late 80's. (1,1) |
| COLLETTE | Toni ___, shot to fame in Muriel's Wedding (8) |
| EFRON | Dirty Grandpa star who shot to fame in High School Musical, Zac _ (5) |
| NIALLMACKENZIE | Fastest racing Scot in the late 80s and early 90s, with two sons also racing today. (5,9) |
| HOMEALONE | Festive film that shot Macaulay Culkin to fame in 1990 (4,5) |
