| OLLYMURS | 2009 X Factor runner-up (4,4) |
| JOE | 2009 X Factor star, --- Mcelderry (3) |
| OLLY | Former X Factor runner-up, _ Murs (4) |
| MURS | Sixth series of The X Factor runner-up, Olly _ (4) |
| JLS | Boy band, X Factor runners-up (1,1,1) |
| RAY | _ Quinn, X Factor runner-up to 23 Across (3) |
| EDITRESS | Newswoman up front in elegant clothes covering The X-Factor? (8) |
| OSBOURNE | JUDGE ON THE X FACTOR UK (SURNAME) (8) |
| SAGACITY | Story about X-Factor unknown shows wisdom (8) |
| IDEALIST | Dreamy type excited ladies during X-Factor |
| RAYQUINN | X Factor finalist and musical theatre star |
| BOOTCAMP | Two-stage round of singing contest The X Factor (4,4) |
| CEBERANO | Was one of the judges in The X Factor. Her first name is Kate. |
| ABINITIO | Selected by The X Factor, a person's story's entertaining from the beginning (2,6) |
| THORNTON | Kate - presented the first three series of The X Factor (8) |
| EAST | Fleur _, X Factor 2014 runner-up (4) |
| SCARLETTLEE | Runner-up on this year's series of The X Factor (8,3) |
| AMELIA | Jack leaves Jamelia for X Factor contestant and 2017 CBB runner-up, Ms Lily (6) |
| DANYL | _ Johnson, runner-up in series 6 of The X-Factor (5) |
| REBECCAFERGUSON | Liverpudlian singer who was runner-up on The X Factor in 2010 * (15) |
