| PRYOR | Richard who in 2017 was named Best Stand-Up Comic of All Time by Rolling Stone |
| THEWIRE | TV series named second-best of all time by Rolling Stone, but which never won an Emmy |
| MARLO | ___ Stanfield ("The Wire" kingpin, named the second-greatest TV villain of all time by Rolling Stone) |
| JIMI | Hendrix voted the greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone |
| TRENT | Bowler who in 2017 became the sixth NZ player to take 200 wickets (5,5) |
| BOULT | Bowler who in 2017 became the sixth NZ player to take 200 wickets (5,5) |
| JUSTINBIEBER | US singer who in 2017 became only the second person to reach 100 million followers on Twitter after Katy Perry (6,6) |
| KEITHMOON | English drummer rated second-greatest drummer by Rolling Stone who was part of the band The Who: 2 wds. |
| LOVESHACK | B-52s hit named by Rolling Stone as the best single of 1989 |
| QUIXOTE | Don -; novel by Miguel de Cervantes, voted the greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute (7) |
| POWER | The 2002 Buick LeSabre was named "Best Full-Size Car in Initial Quality" by J.D. ___ and Associates |
| ELLIOTT | Sam _, veteran actor, critical of The Power Of The Dog, which was named Best Film at the Baftas (7) |
| HOTCHIP | English synthpop band whose song Over and Over was named best single of 2006 by NME (3,4) |
| IMAGINE | 1971 song by a former Beatle, described by Rolling Stone magazine as 'an enduring hymn of solace and promise' (7) |
| STARWARS | It's the most famous space opera of all time, by George! |
| THEBEGUILED | 2017 film for which Sofia Coppola was named Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival (3,8) |
| YESTERDAY | Song listed as The Beatles' fourth best by Rolling Stone magazine (9) |
| KEEPFAITH | English footballers entertained by Rolling Stone's version of Don't Stop Believin' (4,5) |
| MARIACALLAS | Soprano voted the greatest of all time by BBC Music Magazine |
| IRVINGBERLIN | Russian-born US composer and lyricist whose 'White Christmas' was named Best Original Song at the 1943 Oscars (6,6) |