| JONHAMM | Actor who literally climbed onto the stage at 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards |
| VIOLADAVIS | Winner of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 2 wds. |
| SHORT | James ....., 2010-13 Saracens at 2015-21 Exeter Chiefs wing (5) |
| VEEP | Winner of five 2015 Primetime Emmys |
| MOUNTED | Climbed onto |
| HACKS | One of the eight nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this fall, as announced yesterday; keep solving to find out the other seven! |
| RAYMONDBURR | Host of the 1959 Primetime Emmy Awards who won an Emmy himself that evening for Perry Mason: 2 wds. |
| CANDICEBERGEN | Cohost of the 1990 Primetime Emmy Awards who won an Emmy herself that evening for Murphy Brown: 2 wds. |
| BRUCEWILLIS | Host of the 1987 Primetime Emmy Awards who won an Emmy himself that evening for Moonlighting: 2 wds. |
| CHE | Michael who co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards with Colin Jost |
| TEDLASSO | Outstanding Comedy Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, held on September 12, 2022 (3,5) |
| ZENDAYA | Star of US TV's Euphoria, named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards (7) |
| LIVE | Saturday Night ___ TV sketch-comedy show that won 82 Primetime Emmy Awards |
| MERYLSTREEP | The Post actress who won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Five Came Back: 2 wds. |
| JEREMYIRONS | Eragon actor who won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Game of Lions: 2 wds. |
| NILSSON | Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, who commanded the stage at Beyreuth as the leading Wagnerian soprano |
| POSE | US TV show aired on BBC2 for which Billy Porter won the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (4) |
| FONZ | TV character who literally jumped the shark, with "the" |
| SID | Mr James, the Carry On... star who literally died on stage (3) |
| VANCE | Vivian ?, inaugural winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for I Love Lucy |
