| HAENOW | Ben, winner of the eleventh series of The X Factor in 2014 (6) |
| CURTIS | Ben ...., winner of The Open Championship in 2003 (6) |
| HOGAN | Ben -, winner of the 1948 US Open Championship in golf |
| SPIES | Ben ..... , winner of the Superbike World Championship at his first attempt in 2009 (5) |
| SHAYNE | ___ Ward, the winner of the second series of The X Factor (6) |
| CARDLE | Matt -----, winner of the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010 (6) |
| LITTLE | ____ Mix, British girl group that won the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 (6) |
| BAILEY | Singer who won the tenth series of The X Factor, Sam _ (6) |
| MYERS | Tokio, British pianist who won the 11th series of Britain's Got Talent in 2017 (5) |
| FLEUREAST | She came second on The X Factor in 2014 and took part in I'm A Celeb in 2018 and Strictly in 2022 (5,4) |
| EAST | See picture clue: Fleur ----, runner-up in The X Factor in 2014 (4) |
| MOMENTOFSILENCE | It's observed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month: 3 wds. |
| OLLYMURS | Runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor who returned as co-host of the twelfth series (4,4) |
| ALEXANDRABURKE | British singer, winner of the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008 (9,5) |
| LEON | The winner of the fourth series of The X Factor, _ Jackson (4) |
| LEONA | Winner of the third series of The X Factor in 2006, ----- Lewis (5) |
| BENHAENOW | Winner of the 2014 series of The X Factor |
| ALEXANDRA | _ Burke, the winner of the fifth series of The X Factor (9) |
| SHAYNEWARD | English singer who won the second series of The X Factor in 2005 and played Aidan Connor in Coronation Street (6,4) |
| MCELDERRY | Winner of the sixth series of The X Factor, Joe _ (9) |
