| DIRECTION | X Factor boy band that featured Harry Styles and Zayn Malik (3,9) |
| ONE | And 38 X Factor boy band that featured Harry Styles and Zayn Malik (3,9) |
| ONED | Breakout band for Harry Styles and Zayn Malik, familiarly |
| NSYNC | Boy band that featured Justin Timberlake |
| EQUUS | This Latin word for horse is the title of the Peter Shaffer play that controversially featured Harry |
| ONEDIRECTION | Boy band comprising Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and, until 2015, Zayn Malik |
| THIRTIETH | Birthday celebrated by Jordan Spieth, Harry Kane and Zayn Malik in 2023 (9) |
| DONHANY | Theo Rahme in White Collar Blue and Zayn Malik in East West 101 (3,4) |
| CORONATION | May 6, 2023, event at which Adele, Harry Styles, and Elton John refused to perform |
| WALTZINGMATILDA | Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn initially await G&T mid song |
| NIALL | Former bandmate of Liam, Harry, Louis and Zayn |
| THEXFACTOR | Reality singing show that Zayn Malik was a contestant on in 2010: 3 wds. |
| DUSK | 2017 Zayn Malik and Sia song, ---- Till Dawn (4) |
| DRAMA | "How Did 'Don't Worry Darling' Become So Worrying? A timeline of the (alleged) ___ involving Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Florence Pugh" (Vulture headline) |
| POPSTARS | Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, e.g. |
| FOREVER | I Don't Wanna Live ___, 8A and Zayn duet from the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack (7) |
| GIGIHADID | Supermodel who has had a baby with Zayn Malik (4,5) |
| PILLOWTALK | Zayn Malik's first solo #1 hit, in 2016 |
| TOUR | Zayn Malik's Stairway to the Sky, for one |
| CULTURECLUB | Band that featured Jon Moss on drums and Michael Craig on bass |
