| TOOKLEAVE | Said goodbye and went on holiday (4,5) |
| TAKEONESLEAVE | Left, went on holiday? (4,4,5) |
| TOOKONESLEAVE | Left, went on holiday? |
| TAKELEAVE | Say goodbye and go on holiday (4,5) |
| ROCKNROLL | US musical genre that broke into public consciousness in the early 1950s, and went on to have a revolutionary, lasting influence on pop music (4,1,4) |
| ALEXANDER | King of Macedon who succeeded his father, Philip II, in 336 BC, and went on to conquer lands including Greece, Egypt and Persia (9) |
| RADIOSTAR | Stellar thing originally read, "Goodbye, and thanks, Romeo" (5,4) |
| NORMAJEAN | To whom Elton John said 'goodbye' in 'Candle in the Wind' |
| SIGNEDOFF | Said goodbye to docked sniffer dog needing treatment? (6,3) |
| FAREWELLS | Visually appealing, Orson said goodbyes (9) |
| LYDIA | First name of Ms Bright who came to fame on TOWIE and went on to appear on Celebrity Island and The Jump (5) |
| PESTERED | Ran out around school's head and went on and on (8) |
| SAILED | Said the French inside and went on the water (6) |
| TELFORD | Nicknamed the Colossus of Roads, Scotsman who was brought up in poverty by his mother Janet Jackson and went on to design the Caledonian Canal and Menai Suspension Bridge (7) |
| VANGOGH | Netherlander who became an artist at the age of 27 and went on to create world-famous pieces including Sunflowers, Bedroom in Arles, The Red Vineyard and The Starry Night (3,4) |
| TIMSHERWOOD | ____ won three caps for England and went on to manage Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa |
| IQBAL | Asif ___, cricketer who captained Pakistan and Kent and went on to become a match referee |
| HARRI | Identify this tennis player who took a sabbatical for three years and did office job before returning to the professional circuit and went on to win the men's doubles title in Wimbledon 2024? (5) |
| PEARCE | Actor who started his career in Neighbours and went on to star in LA Confidential and Memento. (6) |
| CAROUSED | Head of college awoke and went on a spree (8) |
