| APPLETON | Nicole and Natalie --, members of the girl group All Saints (8) |
| NICOLE | ____ Appleton, member of girl group All Saints who was married to Liam Gallagher (6) |
| CASANOVA | 1980 disco hit single by the girl group Coffee (8) |
| ETHNICAL | Pertaining to a group all turning up late, catching cold, getting hot and going to hospital (8) |
| OLEANDER | Shrub nursed by Nicole and Erica (8) |
| GOPLURAL | Varied group all take on multiple roles (2,6) |
| LOUISE | _ Redknapp, TV personality and former member of the girl group Eternal (6) |
| APPLETONS | Canadian-born sisters Natalie and Nicole of 1990s "Never Ever" British group All Saints |
| EDWARDS | Perrie - - -, member of the girl group Little Mix (7) |
| ELLA | ___ Chen, member of the girl group S.H.E. |
| JENNYFROST | Member of the girl group Precious who replaced Kerry Katona in Atomic Kitten in 2001 |
| PINNOCK | Leigh-Anne _, former member of the girl group Little Mix (7) |
| BROTHERS | 2009 drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman (8) |
| ETERNAL | Name of the girl group who reformed without Louise Redknapp for the 2013 series of The Big Reunion (7) |
| KITTEN | Atomic - name of the girl group that featured in the first series of The Big Reunion in 2013 (6) |
| ALLSAINTS | Band featuring sisters Nicole and Natalie Appleton (3,6) |
| SUNMI | A former member of the girl group Wonder Girls, she is a singer-songwriter who made her solo debut in 2013 |
| BARRYGIBB | One of the founders of the puzzle's title group; all the starred entries have the same "initials" |
| NORMANI | Pop singer formerly of the girl group Fifth Harmony (7) |
| IRENE | Leader of the girl group Red Velvet |