| TRUTHHURTS | Lizzo hit of 2019 whose title's only vowels are U's: 2 wds. |
| NEEDEDME | Rihanna hit of 2016 whose title's only vowels are E's: 2 wds. |
| BANGBANG | Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj hit of 2014 whose title's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| MOTORSPORT | Migos/Nicki Minaj/Cardi B hit of 2017 whose title's only vowels are O's |
| TUESDAY | On what day of the week are US elections held? (7) |
| OURSELVES | No room for researching labours. Elves are us! (9) |
| MARKDAYTON | Billionaire governor of Minnesota (2011-2019) whose great-grandfather founded Target's parent store |
| EASTSUFFOLK | Local government district established in 2019 whose main towns include Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Lowestoft |
| LYRA | ___ McKee, Belfast-born journalist fatally shot during Derry riots in 2019, whose funeral was attended by the UK Prime Minister, the Irish President and the Taoiseach (4) |
| SARAHMCLACHLAN | Canadian singer of Adia whose names only vowels are As: 2 wds. |
| BLACKSABBATH | Heavy metal band, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, whose name's only vowels are As: 2 wds. |
| RASCALFLATTS | Bless the Broken Road country group whose names only vowels are As: 2 wds. |
| STIFFDRINK | Strong serving of alcohol whose only vowels are two I's: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word of this answer is the opposite of the first word of 16-Across.) |
| JAMESMICHENER | Author of the novels whose titles are the starts of nine answers in this puzzle |
| JOHNWICK | ___ : Chapter 3 - Parabellum action thriller starring Keanu Reeves that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 2 wds. |
| ELSA | Character voiced by Idina Menzel in Frozen 2 one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| PRINCEHARRY | Member of the royal family whose titles include Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel |
| WIIFIT | Nintendo video game whose only vowel is I: 2 wds. |
| KING | The Lion ___ animated movie featuring voices of Beyonce and Seth Rogen that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| ONCEUPONA | ___ Time In Hollywood comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
