| DOTCOMBOOM | Stock market bubble in the late 90s |
| TULIP | From the Persian meaning "turban", a spring-blooming liliaceous plant whose bulbs cost more than houses in a craze or market bubble in Holland in the 17th century (5) |
| MANIA | Tulip ___ (1630s Dutch market bubble) |
| BREO | What was the name of the white beer which Guinness produced in the late 90s? (4) |
| HIDEKIIRABU | Former Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher who played for the Yanks in the late '90s |
| VWBUG | It made a comeback in the late '90s |
| SUGARPUFFDADDY | Sweet statue of Sean Combs in the late '90s? |
| USPASSPORT | Item that became trilingual in the late '90s |
| DOTCOMMABOOM | That time in the late '90s when everyone was ending emails with .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., |
| AFOOLSERRAND | American cons taken to task for sending the newcomer for the bubble in the spirit level (1,4'1,6) |
| DIE | "I'm forever blowing bubbles; Pretty bubbles in the air; They fly so high, nearly reach the sky; The |
| EMBOLUS | Air bubble in the blood, maybe |
| EMBOLIA | Medical: a blood clot or air bubble in the brain (7) |
| AIRLOCK | Caused by a bubble in the fuel line |
| BEAD | Bubble in the wine |
| FURBY | Fad critter of the late '90s |
| DVDS | Netflix items since the late '90s |
| STEPS | Dance-pop group of the late 90s featuring 'H' (5) |
| BEANIEBABY | Toy collectible of the late '90s |
| NSYNC | Boy band of the late '90s |
