| BAHT | Official currency of Thailand which was also the world's best performing currency in 2018 |
| PHUKET | Island and province of Thailand which houses a popular tourist resort (6) |
| MARGARITA | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink in Pierce Brosnan's 2005 comedy crime film The Matador |
| COSMOPOLITAN | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink of Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City |
| LESMISERABLES | Musical with the song I Dreamed a Dream which was also the name of Scottish singer Susan Boyle's (birthday today) debut album: 2 wds. |
| FRIEND | Bury a ___ Billie Eilish song released in 2019 which was also the main inspiration for the album When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? |
| STEEL | ___ Wheels 1989 studio album by The Rolling Stones which was also the final album the band recorded for Columbia Records |
| ALABAMA | US state which was also the title of a Neil Young song (7) |
| YOKOHAMA | Major Japanese port which was also the venue for the 2002 World Cup final |
| GIRAFFE | Karamoja, a region of Uganda where Chester Zoo conservationists are working to protect the Rothschild ___ species; it was also the name chosen for the gangly six foot tall baby of the species born at |
| CROWN | The first book in Paul Scott's Raj quartet series was also the title given to their dramatisation for TV, The Jewel In The ... |
| TENIERS | Noted for his Brouwer-like depictions of peasants in taverns, court painter to Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, who was also the custodian of said archduke's art gallery (7) |
| JOEYLOGANO | 2018 and 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion who was also the NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 2009: 2 wds. |
| KYLELARSON | 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion who was also the NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 2014: 2 wds. |
| CHASEELLIOTT | 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion who was also the NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 2016: 2 wds. |
| GEMINI | Star sign that was also the name of one of the space programmes (6) |
| DARKPARADISE | Lana Del Rey's song from her album Born to Die which was also featured in an episode of The Originals: 2 wds. |
| OFTHEDAY | The Remains ___ 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (birthday today) for which he won the Booker Prize and which was also adapted into a film: 3 wds. |
| SINGLELEAF | The California nut pine (Pinus monophylla) is also known as the ___-___ pilyon (it is also the world's only one-needed pine) (6-4) |
| OXFORD | Style of shoe which was also known as a Balmoral in Scotland (6) |