| THEBILL | ITV police procedural series broadcast between 1981 and 2010 (3,4) |
| BILL | The _, long-running ITV police procedural drama (4) |
| SHRIVER | American tennis player who won 21 women's doubles grand slam events and one mixed doubles between 1981 and 1991 (7) |
| DONTSTOP | _ _ Believin,' encouraged Journey in 1981 and 2010 (4,4) |
| TITANS | They clashed in 1981 and 2010 (6) |
| IMOLA | Italian town that hosted the San Marino Grand Prix between 1981 and 2006 (5) |
| SCOTTHAMILTON | He won four US Figure Skating Championships gold medals between 1981 and 1984: 2 wds. |
| TRAINER | BBC TV series broadcast in 1991 and 1992 set in the world of horse racing - the cast included Susannah York and David McCallum (7) |
| MESSIER | More confused when series broadcast after first of May |
| DESIRES | Wants series broadcast day before (7) |
| COOKERY | 2012 series broadcast on C4, Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate ------- Course (7) |
| ROSETTE | Prize series broadcast titles regularly (7) |
| LASORDA | World Series-winning manager, 1981 and |
| SWEENEY | First name of barber appearing in ITV police drama (7) |
| PENHALL | Bruce ___, California-born winner of the world speedway championship in 1981 and 1982 (7) |
| BRISTOW | Eric ?, 1980, 1981 and 1984-86 BDO World Darts Championship winner |
| COLLAR | White _. US police procedural series starring Tim De Kay and Matt Bomer (6) |
| TRACE | Police procedural series about missing persons, Without a ----- (5) |
| NYPD | Long-running US police procedural series, ---- Blue (4) |
| TRIAL | _ & Retribution, police procedural series created by Lynda La Plante (5) |
