| CHUCHINCHOW | Musical-comedy by Oscar Asche that ran for five years in London from 1916-21 |
| NOISES | Michael Frayn's farce which ran for five years in London, ... Off |
| MIGUELINDURAIN | The only man who has won the Tour de France for five years in a row |
| DARIA | Sitcom which is the successful spin-off of Beavis and Butt-Head that ran for five seasons |
| ANGEL | "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spin-off that ran for five seasons |
| EARNEST | The Importance of Being ---, comedy by Oscar Wilde first performed in London on Valentine's Day 1895 (7) |
| KING | The musical comedy, by Rudolph Friml, first performed in New York in 1925 (8,4) |
| VAGABOND | The musical comedy, by Rudolph Friml, first performed in New York in 1925 (8,4) |
| ERNEST | Name adopted by both lead male characters in an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde (6) |
| LOONEYTUNES | The cartoon Taz-Mania ran for five seasons in the 1990s; it's based on a character from this venerable franchise |
| AWOMAN | Comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced in 1893 (1,5,2,2,10) |
| OFNOIMPORTANCE | Comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced in 1893 (1,5,2,2,10) |
| BETTEDAVIS | Actress, 1908-1989, nominated for 10 Academy Awards including five years in a row, winning twice (5,5) |
| CRUFTS | International dog show, held annually in London from 1891, and in Birmingham since 1991 (6) |
| MORRIS | Zack ___, played Keegan Butcher-Baker in EastEnders for five years (6) |
| ANNIVERSARY | Do for admiral’s first five years in RN? |
| LUSTRUMS | Ceremonies held every five years in ancient Rome to purify the whole population after the census (8) |
| HAMM | She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five years in a row |
| THIRTEEN | Odd sorts from 1916 add to report, as it's unlucky for some (8) |
| IASI | City on the on the Bahlui River in NE Romania; national capital from 1916 to 1918 (4) |
