| TABU | Popular single-named Indian actress |
| SPACEODDITY | Popular single room with unusual character (5,6) |
| BSIDE | Place for a less popular single |
| INTONED | Chanted popular single, being part of vacuous trend |
| INSOLENT | Popular single, new, initially thought rude |
| CHARTBUSTER | Popular single ticket at the back coach allowance includes |
| STARRYEYED | Popular single by Ellie Goulding on her debut album Lights (6,4) |
| INONEFELLSWOOP | Popular single fellows changed work suddenly (2,3,4,5) |
| TRINIDAD | Tour outskirts with popular, single father on Caribbean island (8) |
| KRAFT | Producer of many popular singles |
| MADHURJAFFREY | Indian actress, food and travel writer and TV personality named a CBE in 2004 |
| CHOPRA | Indian actress Priyanka |
| WADIA | British-indian actress, Nina - - - (5) |
| JAYA | Indian actress and politician (First name) |
| NEETU | ___ Kapoor, Indian actress and mother of Ranbir Kapoor |
| BALAN | Vidya ____, Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi cinema |
| JUHI | ___ Chawla, Indian actress, film producer and entrepreneur |
| DIXIT | Madhuri ___ Nene, Indian actress, producer and television personality |
| MEENA | ____ Kumari, Indian actress and poet |
| BHUMI | ____ Pednekar, Indian actress |
