| CONANOBRIEN | Late night host who filmed in Cuba in 2015, the first to do so since Jack Paar in 1959 |
| MANIC | "___ Monday" (1985 #2 hit for the Bangles; it was kept from #1 by Prince's "Kiss," ironically so since Prince also wrote this entry's answer song) |
| ERGO | It's been so since the days of ancient Rome (4) |
| JOE | Actor Manganiello who filmed the upcoming drama "Stano" with his wife, Sofia Vergara |
| SHERWOOD | Roo's foster child in Home and Away, who filmed Harper giving birth (8) |
| ELIZA | Roo's foster child in Home and Away, who filmed Harper giving birth (5) |
| NICK | First name of Mr Knowles presenter on DIY SOS since 1999 (4) |
| NICKKNOWLES | Presenter of the TV series DIY SOS since 1999 (4,7) |
| GERMANY | Spain is the second country to win men's and women's world titles in football. The first to do so was ... (7) |
| WAQAR | Wanindu became only the second player to register three consecutive 5-wicket hauls in ODIS. The first to do so was ..., 33 years ago. (5) |
| ILIENASTASE | Tennis player who won the 1973 men's French Open without dropping a set, the first to do so |
| THETONIGHTSHOW | The epitome of late-night talk shows (originally in b&w) with hosts such as Steve Allen and Jack Paar. |
| JIMMYFALLON | Late-night host who was honored with the Ben & Jerry's flavor The Tonight Dough: 2 wds. |
| BEGIN | Be the first to do so |
| LENO | Late-night host who testified in the Michael Jackson trial |
| SETHMEYERS | "Late Night" host who hosted the ESPY Awards in 2010 and 2011: 2 wds. |
| LOOPTHELOOP | A plane flown by Adolphe Pergoud in 1913 was the first to do what? (4-3-4) |
| COLBERT | Late-night host who joked, in light of news about his show, that "cancel culture has gone too far" |
| ROD | Actor, 1930-2015, (The Time Machine, The Birds) who grew up in Lidcombe (3,6) |
| JAYLENO | Late-night host who presented suggestive wedding announcements in his "Headlines" segments |
