| YMCA | Song that was a hit for a spell in |
| PUBLIC | Most wanted a hit for a hip-hop band? (6,5,6,3) |
| RHO | Auditor's rank that's used for a spell in Greece |
| RWANDA | Country staff employed for a spell in R&A |
| BEE | You wouldn't sit for a spell in this |
| HONOR | Corrie star Ms Blackman's acclaim for a spell in the US (5) |
| DONTLEAVEMETHISWAY | Song that was a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in 1975, Thelma Houston in 1977 and The Communards in 1986 |
| PINBALLWIZARD | Song that was a hit for The Who in 1969 and for Elton John in 1976 (7,6) |
| SAYSOMETHING | 2018 top 10 hit for Justin Timberlake or a 2013 top 10 hit for A Great Big World: 2 wds. |
| CHANTILLYLACE | Song that was a hit for The Big Bopper in 1958 and Jerry Lee Lewis in 1972 (9,4) |
| CLOSETOME | Single by The Cure that was a hit in 1985 and, in a remixed version, in 1990 |
| FRIEND | You've Got A ____, song by Carole King that was a hit for James Taylor in 1971 (6) |
| STAR | Wishing On A ___, song that was a hit for Rose Royce in 1978 (4) |
| LIGHT | Song that was a hit for The Doors in 1967, ----- My Fire (5) |
| POKER | Song that was a hit for Lady Gaga in 2008, ___ Face (5) |
| CLAIR | Song that was a hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan in 1972 |
| ASLONGASHENEEDSME | Song that was a hit for Shirley Bassey in 1960 |
| IFEELFINE | Song that was a hit for the Beatles in 1964 |
| LOVEMETENDER | Song that was a hit for Elvis Presley in 1956 |
| INDREAMS | Song that was a hit for Roy Orbison in 1963 |
