| GREGG | First name of MasterChef judge Mr Wallace (5) |
| SIMON | First name of BGT judge Mr Cowell (5) |
| ANTON | First name of the Strictly judge Mr Du Beke (5) |
| SHAUN | Deliberately avoid by holding a TV 'chaser', Mr Wallace (5) |
| ALVIN | "Masterchef Canada" judge Mr. Leung |
| MIERS | Thomasina _, first winner of Masterchef Goes Large (5) |
| NADIA | _ Lim, winner of second season of MasterChef NZ (5) |
| HOWIE | "America's Got Talent" judge Mr. Mandel |
| HAUGH | Anna ___, Irish chef appointed co-host of MasterChef in 2025 (5) |
| GRACE | ___ Dent, new co-host of Masterchef (5) |
| EATER | Meatier? I'm leaving to see a Masterchef judge maybe (5) |
| LEN | Partial silence of late Strictly judge Mr Goodman (3) |
| LEW | ben-hur author Mr. Wallace |
| GLEN | Moving lens round Mr Wallace, formerly in soap River City (4) |
| NADIALIM | Winner of Masterchef NZ in 2011 (5,3) |
| POH | The runner-up on the first season of Masterchef, ___ Ling Yeow (3) |
| WALLACE | One of the two presenters of MasterChef, Gregg ------- (7) |
| THOMASINA | Winner of MasterChef and co-owner of the Wahaca chain, - Miers (9) |
| GRACEDENT | The new host of MasterChef, alongside Anna Haugh (5,4) |
| DENT | Columnist and author; co-host of MasterChef (5,4) |
