| MABUSE | See picture clue: Motsi ------, dancer and Strictly Come Dancing judge (6) |
| LEN | Former dancer and Strictly Come Dancing judge, --- Goodman (3) |
| ANTON | _ Du Beke, ballroom dancer and Strictly Come Dancing judge (5) |
| BYCHKOVA | Nadiya --------, ballroom dancer and Strictly Come Dancing star (8) |
| LAUREN | ___ Steadman, Paralympic athlete and Strictly Come Dancing 2018 hopeful (6) |
| ARLENE | Choreographer and ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge, _ Phillips (6) |
| DARCEY | _ Bussell, ballet dancer who was a Strictly Come Dancing judge from 2012 to 2019 (6) |
| ALESHA | Former Strictly Come Dancing judge, _ Dixon (6) |
| BALLAS | Current Strictly Come Dancing judge (pictured top) (7, 6) |
| DUBEKE | Strictly Come Dancing judge, Anton _ _ (2,4) |
| BUSSELL | Darcey ___, ex-ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge (7) |
| BRUNO | See picture clue: Ultraenthusiastic Strictly Come Dancing judge, ----- Tonioli (5) |
| ELLIETAYLOR | Comedian, Ted Lasso actress and Strictly Come Dancing 2022 participant (5,6) |
| BRUCEFORSYTH | TV presenter and entertainer associated with shows such as The Generation Game and Strictly Come Dancing (5,7) |
| QUEK | Sam .... , 2016 Olympics women's field hockey gold medallist; I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing contestant in 2016 and 2024 respectively (4) |
| KARA | Former EastEnders actress and Strictly Come Dancing champion, ___ Tointon (4) |
| CHARLES | ___ Venn, Casualty actor and Strictly Come Dancing star (7) |
| MAC | Danny _, former Hollyoaks actor and Strictly Come Dancing contestant (3) |
| ANN | Former MP and Strictly Come Dancing contestant during the 2010 series, --- Widdecombe (3) |
| SMITH | Maisie ___, actress and Strictly Come Dancing finalist behind Tiffany in EastEnders (5) |