| ASTLEY | Singer who became an internet meme in the '00s, Rick _ (6) |
| GRITTY | Philadelphia Flyers mascot who became an internet meme |
| DAB | A dance pose which became an Internet meme in 2015, where one arm is raised and the other is bent over the face (3) |
| ALGREEN | Soul singer who became an ordained minister |
| PANTS | Bell-bottoms of the '70s (which re-emerged in the 00's as "boot cut" apparel) are a style of ___ that flare from the knee |
| SST | Jet that retired in the 00s |
| YELLS | "Old Man ___ at Cloud" (bit from "The Simpsons" that became an internet meme) |
| HARLEM | Baauer track that backed an internet meme, _ Shake (6) |
| REPOST | Share, as an internet meme |
| PSYCHE | Princess loved by Cupid (Eros) who became an embodiment of the human soul in the form of a butterfly (6) |
| SOPHIE | Okonedo who became an OBE in 2010 (6) |
| MEADEN | Deborah, British businesswoman who became an investor on TV show Dragons' Den in 2006 (6) |
| STEVEN | ____ Bartlett, British entrepreneur who became an investor on Dragons' Den in 2022 (6) |
| EMINEM | Bestselling musical artist of the '00s |
| WAVELL | Archibald -, 1883-1950, British field marshal who became an earl (6) |
| LAMARR | 20th Century Austrian-American actress who became an inventor (4,6) |
| HEDREN | The Birds star who became an animal activist |
| RACETO | "______ Witch Mountain" spawned a popular internet meme of the Rock driving |
| THEDAB | 2015 internet meme where you put one arm straight out |
| LOLCAT | Internet meme with grammatically incorrect captions |