| LEOSAYER | UK singer who was top of the charts in 1977 with When I Need You (3,5) |
| SAYER | Leo had a hit with When I Need You (5) |
| PETESDRAGON | Disney musical fantasy released in 1977, with a remake in 2016 |
| COMO | Singer Perry ___ was top of the charts 75 yrs ago (4) |
| SECONDTONONE | Moment heavyweight unit was top of the heap (6,2,4) |
| SAD | Came out with when I went in dejected (3) |
| ANNIEHALL | Romcom from 1977 with Diane Keaton as its female star (5,4) |
| FESTE | Shakespearean jester was top of show in gala (5) |
| ALLEN | Surname of UK singer who made us Smile in 2006 (5) |
| ADELE | UK singer who won an Oscar for Best Original song in 2013 (5) |
| YOUNG | Will ___, UK singer who won Pop Idol in 2002 (5) |
| REDLIGHT | ___ Spells Danger, song by Billy Ocean that reached No. 2 in the UK charts in 1977 (3,5) |
| AIRLINER | Jet ___, Steve Miller Band single that reached number 8 in the US charts in 1977 |
| ULTRAVOX | Group whose biggest hit, Vienna, was kept off the top of the charts by Joe Dolce's Shaddap You Face |
| JOHNLEGEND | Singer-songwriter whose "All of Me" reached the top of the charts in 2014 |
| RIHANNA | Her Umbrella lifted her to the top of the charts in 2007 (7) |
| CHAIN | Going to the top of the charts in a new series (5) |
| LEO | Singer who released single When I Need You in 1977, --- Sayer (3) |
| PAOLO | - Rossi, Italian striker who was top scorer in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (5) |
| ADAMS | Josh, Welsh rugby union winger who was top try scorer at the 2019 World Cup in Japan (5) |
