| TALENT | Britain's Got ------, TV varietyact competition show (6) |
| BARNEY | Purple dino who got TV break 25 yrs ago (6) |
| MANGAN | Stephen ___, actor who presents TV competition show Artist Of The Year (6) |
| CIRCLE | American reality competition show on Netflix, The _ (6) |
| MASKED | Like the singers on a Fox singing competition show |
| IDOL | Singing competition show returning to TV in 2018, for short |
| GOT | America's ___ Talent (TV competition show) |
| THROW | TV competition show with Siobhan McSweeney, The Great Pottery --- Down (5) |
| CHEF | "Top ___" (Bravo show nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Show at the 2023 Emmy nominations on Wednesday) |
| TOPMODEL | TV competition show title bestowed by Heidi Klum, in the German adaptation |
| DUET | Can You ___ (country music competition show) |
| RACE | "The Amazing ___" (reality competition show featuring world travel) |
| JUST | Baking competition show, Zumbo's ___ Desserts (4) |
| THEVOICE | Reality competition show that won Emmy (3,5) |
| CULINARY | "MasterChef Canada" = ___ competition show |
| THEJUMP | Celebrity winter sports competition show (3,4) |
| AYDA | Former judge on music competition show The X Factor, ---- Williams (4) |
| LIP | ___ Sync Battle (celebrity competition show hosted by LL Cool J) |
| GREAT | The _ British Bake Off, culinary competition show with Prue Leith (5) |
| AGT | Reality competition show hosted by Terry Crews: Abbr. |