| IMPACTED | It was a hit when the devil performed (8) |
| NINETEENCANDLES | '59 song by The Crests that was a hit when it was edited to appeal to the younger set? |
| BLINDED | ___ by the Light, song which was a hit when covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976 (7) |
| STRUCK | Hit when the son goes from the back of the vehicles to the front (6) |
| OCEAN | Singer of 1986 hit When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going, Billy ----- (5) |
| IMPOSSIBLE | Before it was a hit movie franchise it was a TV show (Mission: ___) |
| THAI | It was a hit for one from Bangkok |
| CLERKS | This comedy, made for $27,000, premiered at Sundance in 1994; it was a hit, and launched director Kevin [35-Down]'s career |
| ABATJOUR | 50 per cent of diaries, a hit when put on screen |
| XANTHINE | Annex hit when it came to compound (8) |
| MAHIMAHI | Nearly hit when following mother and the guy with a fish (4,4) |
| OKLAHOMA | OK Computer overshadowed by a second big hit when making a comeback |
| BLUEMOON | Classic song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that became a doo-wop hit when recorded by The Marcels in 1961 |
| RUNTOYOU | 1984 hit single by Bryan Adams which was an even bigger hit when covered by Rage in 1992 |
| PARASITIC | Like mistletoe, it is a hit when put up, caught underneath (9) |
| LEOSAYER | Singer with hit 'When I Need You' in 1977 (3,5) |
| ODDSOCKS | Chances of taking hit when wearing such eccentric clothing? |
| STRIKE | You make a hit when you stop work (6) |
| GOLIATH | Log a hit when playing bigger opponent |
| DRIVES | Needs must when the devil ..., it's said (6) |
