| FIATPANDA | Italian car introduced in 1980 that is now in its third generation |
| THINGS | Nostalgic and spooky Netflix drama, now in its third series (8,6) |
| STRANGER | Nostalgic and spooky Netflix drama, now in its third series (8,6) |
| YUGO | Low-priced car introduced in 1980 |
| REM | Band since 1980 that disbanded in 2011 |
| ULLMANN | Fritz ____'s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, first published in German in 1914, is now in its seventh edition |
| INSTEAD | New net is now in its place (7) |
| RAV4 | Toyota's SUV, launched in 1994, now in its fifth generation of models (4) |
| PHANTOM | Model first produced by Rolls-Royce in the 1920s, now in its eighth generation (7) |
| LIONS | Which club, launched in Dallas in 1917, is now in over 180 countries? (5) |
| LEAGUE | Big ___ Chew gum brand that was introduced in 1980 |
| QUEEREYE | Reality series whose name dropped "for the Straight Guy" from its title in its third season |
| CLIO | Renault super-mini, now in its fifth generation |
| BOROUGHMARKET | ___ Junction in south London, whose signal box is now in the NRM (7,6) |
| RUSTBELT | US region that once had a large manufacturing industry but is now in decline (4,4) |
| SPUR | Long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce model introduced in 1980 (6,4) |
| SILVER | Long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce model introduced in 1980 (6,4) |
| MULSANNE | Bentley model introduced in 1980 named after a straight at Le Mans (8) |
| ASH | "___ vs. Evil Dead" (Starz series in its third season) |
| SOREL | Male fallow deer in its third year (5) |