| SOCKPUPPET | Typical "The Sifl & Olly Show" character |
| OLLY | "The Sifl and ___ Show" (1990s MTV puppet show) |
| OXEN | "Olly olly ___ free!" (hide-and-seek shout) |
| ITSASIN | New Channel 4 drama set in the 1980s, with Olly Alexander and Omari Douglas (3,1,3) |
| ITSSAFE | "Olly olly oxen free!" |
| OXENFREE | Words after "Olly olly" in kids' games |
| MURS | Sixth series of The X Factor runner-up, Olly _ (4) |
| ITS | _ A Sin, drama miniseries starring Olly Alexander and Lydia West (3) |
| KOHN | Olly .... , 2013 Wales and 2006-13 Harlequins lock (4) |
| ALEXANDER | It's A Sin actor and Years & Years singer, Olly - - - (9) |
| SAL | ___ the Stockbroker ("The Howard Stern Show" character) |
| BLUEBOTTLE | The blowfly, the cornflower or a Goon Show character (10) |
| RAT | Rizzo the ___, "The Muppet Show" character |
| CARRYON | "We're used to getting overlooked, so we'll just - - - " said Olly Woodburn at the 2020 BBC Sports Awards (5,2) |
| HORAN | Surname of Niall, the member of One Direction who appeared alongside Olly Murs on Celebrity Gogglebox (5) |
| ITSA | 2021 Olly Alexander drama miniseries set during the '80s UK HIV crisis ___ Sin (2'1,1) |
| ASHALL | Olly ___, Widnes Vikings academy fullback (6) |
| MARX | Surname of Heart Skips a Beat singer Olly (4) |
| COSTELLO | Abbott's partner has some tacos? Tell Olly! (8) |
| NIGHTCALL | Current album by Years & Years aka Olly Alexander (5,4) |