| PATTISON | Vicky ___, winner of 2015 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (8) |
| PETE | _ _ Upperton, winner of 2015 Maver Match This (4) |
| AMERICANPHAROAH | Triple Crown winner of 2015 [69-Across!] |
| METS | NL pennant winners of 2015 |
| VICKY | Co-host of The Honesty Box; 2015 I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! winner (5,8) |
| REDMAYNE | British star of 2015 film The Theory of Everything, Eddie -------- (8) |
| LEISHMAN | She takes tour of Milan with one defeated in The Open play-off of 2015 (8) |
| CRISTINA | Woody Allen's "Vicky ___ Barcelona" |
| YVETTE | _ Fielding, TV presenter and 2015 I'm A Celebrity... contestant (4) |
| DYER | Kieron ----, 2015 I'm a Celebrity... contestant is one changing colour (4) |
| MCCLURE | Vicky _______: star of Line of Duty. (7) |
| GRANT | Vicky _, devastated at the death of her crush Ethan Williams in Hollyoaks (5) |
| ENTWISTLE | Vicky ___, famed for playing gobby Janice Battersby in Coronation Street (9) |
| KRAMPUS | Figure of folklore featured in a festive film of 2015 (7) |
| MTERS | Vicky _ portrays Corrie copper Lisa Swain (5) |
| DIKEMBEMUTOMBO | 7'2" NBA Hall of Fame inductee of 2015: 2 wds. |
| DAKOTA | See picture clue: Star of 2015 movie Fifty Shades of Grey, ------ Johnson (6) |
| STEPH | N.B.A. M.V.P. of 2015 and '16, familiarly |
| LEE | Harper ?, author of 2015 novel Go Set a Watchman (3) |
| MARR | Andrew ?, author of 2015 novel Children of the Master |