| AMOL | First name of Mr Rajan who replaced Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge (4) |
| MICHAELHOWARD | Which politician, who went on to become leader of the Conservatives, was famously asked the same question 12 times in a row by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight? (7,6) |
| LISARILEY | English actress who replaced Jeremy Beadle as the presenter of You've Been Framed! between 1998 and 2002 (4,5) |
| EVAN | Replacement for Jeremy Paxman in 2014 as main presenter of BBC TV programme Newsnight (4,5) |
| JEREMY | First name of Mr Paxman who was the quizmaster on University Challenge from 1994 until 2023 (6) |
| RAJAN | Jeremy Paxman's successor on University Challenge (4,5) |
| AMOLRAJAN | Jeremy Paxman's successor on University Challenge (4,5) |
| PAXMAN | Jeremy -; broadcaster and journalist who is the quizmaster on University Challenge (6) |
| TEAMCAPTAIN | Contestant who sits second from the right on University Challenge (4,7) |
| GURU | Toupee back to front on university teacher (4) |
| HUFF | Bad temper hard on university fellows (4) |
| STARTERFORTEN | Which 2006 film about a team competing on University Challenge takes its name from one of the progra |
| STARTER | On University Challenge, what kind of question is worth ten points? (7) |
| FOURPOSTER | Number on University Challenge team notice one's slept in (4-6) |
| SEAGULL | Bobby ___, maths teacher and broadcaster who found fame on University Challenge (7) |
| ROTC | Military recruiting group on university campuses: Abbr. |
| MENU | Guys on university list |
| CHALLENGE | University - - -, long-running trivia quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman (9) |
| ORIEL | Window in Oxford college on University Challenge (5) |
| BAMBERGASCOIGNE | Original quizmaster on University Challenge (6,9) |
