| WHATSAPP | Facebook acquired it in 2014 for $19.3 billion |
| FLANAGAN | Richard ___ author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2014 for The Narrow Road to the Deep North |
| FROGGATT | Joanne ?, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominee in 2012 and 2014 for Downton Abbey (8) |
| NYYANKEE | Derek Jeter, until the end of 2014, for short |
| ARGOT | A right to have acquired it in slang (5) |
| MCI | Verizon acquired it in 2006 |
| LOUVINCENT | New Zealander who received a lifetime ban from international cricket in 2014 for his involvement in match fixing (3,7) |
| AROD | Yankee suspended in 2014 for PED use |
| IPOS | Alibaba and Grubhub had them in 2014, for short |
| BLANKSPACE | #1 hit in 2014 for Taylor Swift (2 wds.) |
| SHAKEITOFF | #1 hit in 2014 for Taylor Swift (3 wds.) |
| BLINKIT | Zomato's quick commerce business that received an investment of Rs 500 crore, bringing the total investment to Rs 2,800 crore since Zomato acquired it in 2022. (7) |
| ALLISONJANNEY | Actress who won two Emmys in 2014, for "Mom" and "Masters of Sex": 2 wds. |
| STAMP | Item such as the British Guiana OneCent Black on Magenta (sold at auction in 2014 for 5.6m) or a Penny Black (5) |
| WEED | "Jimson ___/White Flower No. 1" (O'Keeffe painting sold in 2014 for $44.4 million) |
| LEWIS | Which three-time Oscar winner was knighted in 2014 for services to drama? (6,3-5) |
| DANIELDAY | Which three-time Oscar winner was knighted in 2014 for services to drama? (6,3-5) |
| OED | "Un-PC" was added to it in 2014 |
| NAMEOFTHEYEAR | Shamus Beaglehole won it in 2014 |
| POT | Washington, D.C., legalized it in 2014 |
