| SIDESTEPS | Avoids features of 'Strictly'? (9) |
| SALTAT | Nemo ... ____ sobrius, nisi forte insanit - Cicero's view of Strictly ...? (Mur. 1.13) (6) |
| PASODOBLE | Cast of soap with bold routine - ultimately, something you might see on Strictly? |
| QUICKSTEP | 'Fleet Street' extremely presumptive about regular in Strictly ? |
| WINKLEMAN | One of the presenters of Strictly Come Dancing, Claudia --------- (9) |
| KIMBERLEY | Member of Girls Aloud who was a finalist in the 2012 series of Strictly Come Dancing (9,5) |
| ROUTINE | Run-of-the-mill performance on Strictly? |
| KAPLINSKY | TV newsreader and the first ever winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Natasha --------- (9) |
| DAVEMYERS | One of 20D who appeared in the 2013 series of "Strictly" |
| HALFPENNY | Jill ---, winner of Strictly Come Dancing series 2 in 2004 (9) |
| SALSA | Dip that might be performed on Strictly? (5) |
| TAPDANCE | Train panda etc. to perform on Strictly? (3,5) |
| ENTRE | Strictly ? nous |
| JASONWOOD | Late stand-up comedian, first celebrity eliminated from the 2004 opening series of Strictly Come Dancing (5,4) |
| WALSH | Member of Girls Aloud who was a finalist in the 2012 series of Strictly Come Dancing (9,5) |
| TOZER | Surname of Faye, the member of Steps who made it to the final of Strictly in 2018 (5) |
| SWEENEY | Surname of Claire, the former Brookside actress who took part in the first series of Celebrity Big Brother and the first series of Strictly (7) |
| HAMZA | Forename of the champion of Strictly in 2022 (5) |
| TESS | _ Daly, one of the hosts of Strictly Come Dancing (4) |
| CLAUDIA | One of the hosts of Strictly Come Dancing, _ Winkleman (7) |
