| Talk show host who won "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2015, familiarly |
| Creepy pencil-and-paper "game" popularized in 2015 via YouTube and Twitter (and basis of the theme answers) |
| Actor George who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 Golden Globes |
| 2015 Emmy nominee Cumming |
| Supermarket chain until 2015 |
| Actress Adams who won Golden Globe awards in 2014 and 2015 |
| Grocery chain that closed in 2015 after 156 years in business |
| Cable channel with the 2015 original movie "A Deadly Adoption |
| Actor Schreiber who costarred in the 2015 film "Spotlight |
| Actress Ryan who made a 2015 guest appearance on "Billy on the Street |
| Actress who wrote the 2015 memoir "Born With Teeth": 2 wds. |
| 2015 Etsy milestone, initially |
| Singer whose 2015 album "Purpose" yielded three #1 hit singles, including "Sorry": 2 wds. |
| ___ and Otto and Russell and James" (2015 novel) |
| CBS procedural that aired from 2000 to 2015 |
| Actress/singer who played Bessie Smith in the 2015 HBO film "Bessie": 2 wds. |
| European erupter of 1992 |
| Actor whose casting as Batman in the 2015 "Man of Steel" sequel was just announced on Thursday: 2 wds. |
| New celebrity of 2015 |
| Assn. in the 2015 movie "Concussion |
| Brand with a "New Saucy Look" for 2015 |
| Adele hit on Billboard's 2015 year-end Hot 100 ... or a greeting |
| Pop singer featured on Mark Ronson's 2015 #1 song "Uptown Funk": 2 wds. |
| Outbreak of 2015-16 |
| 2000-2015 TV series that spawned three spin-offs |
| Erupter of 1971 |
| Nick Jonas hit on Billboard's 2015 year-end Hot 100 ... or envious |
| Action hero making a fourth appearance in 2015 |
| An emcee might introduce her as "2015 WNBA MVP |
| Musician whose "Uptown Funk" spent 31 weeks in the Billboard Top 10 in 2014 and 2015: 2 wds. |