| FILMSTAR | One who has achieved fame by being shot (4,4) |
| REPUTE | Achieved fame by being up in a tree |
| CASANOVA | Adventurer, born Venice 1725, who achieved fame by writing an autobiography about his exploits (8) |
| LEGEND | Inscription on a coin for a person who has achieved fame |
| PEPPERED | Made hot by being shot with lead shot? (8) |
| LADYSMANTLE | Plant Alchemilla vulgaris or "dew cup", whose Scottish name "elf-shot" refers to its use as a folk remedy for cattle made unwell by being shot at by supposed malevolent fairies with invisible flint ar |
| NOMINEE | One who has achieved one's primary goal? |
| BUDDHA | One who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment (6) |
| ARHAT | In Buddhism, one who has achieved nirvana (5) |
| KATEBUSH | British singer-songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by rapper Big Boi in 2023 (4,4) |
| GREAT | Splendid person who has achieved lasting fame (5) |
| SIDDHA | (In Hinduism) A person who has achieved perfection (6) |
| YOGI | Hindu teacher who has achieved a high level of spiritual insight (4) |
| ITGIRL | Young woman who has achieved celebrity in fashionable circles (2,4) |
| HELENMIRREN | British actress who has achieved the American Triple Crown of Acting, having won an Oscar, Emmy Awards and a Tony Award (5,6) |
| DAN | What is someone who has achieved a level of advanced proficiency in judo or karate? (3) |
| TORRE | Joe ___ American former baseball player who has achieved over 2000 hits as a player and 2000 wins as a manager |
| UNKNOWNS | People, particularly actors, who have not yet achieved fame |
| HOCKNEY | David, English painter who achieved fame as a pop artist (7) |
| POEHLER | Amy who achieved fame on 42- |
