| TIEA | Title starter of one of Tony Orlando and Dawn's biggest hits |
| OAK | In the Tony Orlando and Dawn hit of 1973, around what type of tree was a yellow ribbon to be tied as a sign that a returning lover, just out of jail, was welcome home? (3) |
| KNOCKEIGHTTIMES | Tony Orlando and Dawn song that was a #1 hit when changed to be less repetitive? |
| NIS | Title starter of the 14th Kinsey Millhone novel |
| SCENT | Title starter of Pacino's Oscar film |
| ALLS | Title-starter of a Shakespeare play |
| AURORAE | Our area dissipates and dawns (7) |
| KNOCK | What you must do ' _ three times on the ooiing if you wont mo', according to Tony Odor-do and Dawn's hit 1970': song (5) |
| KING | The Lion ___ animated movie featuring voices of Beyonce and Seth Rogen that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| ENDGAME | Avengers: ___ superhero movie starring Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| THELASTWALTZ | Song by Barry Mason and Les Reed that was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number one in the UK charts in 1967 |
| ELSA | Character voiced by Idina Menzel in Frozen 2 one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| THEWEEKND | Whose Blinding Lights was one of the biggest hits of 2020? (3,6) |
| LADYGAGA | "Applause" singer who was one of Tony Bennett's duet partner |
| DARK | Terminator: ___ Fate science fiction film starring Linda Hamilton that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| ONCEUPONA | ___ Time In Hollywood comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
| JOHNWICK | ___ : Chapter 3 - Parabellum action thriller starring Keanu Reeves that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 2 wds. |
| ANIMAL | Film starring Ranbir Kapoor about a troubled father-son relationship, one of the biggest hits of 2023 (6) |
| CALL | This Carly Rae Jepsen single was one of the biggest hits of the 2010s. (4,2,5) |
| MEMAYBE | This Carly Rae Jepsen single was one of the biggest hits of the 2010s. (4,2,5) |
