| LUKEJACOBZ | Matthew Newton's replacement as host of The X Factor (4,6) |
| AMOL | ___ Rajan, Jeremy Paxman's replacement as host of University Challenge (4) |
| TENONSAWS | Carpenters' tools as Newton's replacement (5,4) |
| DERMOT | The host of The X Factor, _ O'Leary (6) |
| DERMOTOLEARY | Main host of The X Factor (6,6) |
| JONSTEWART | He succeeded Craig Kilborn as host of "The Daily Show" (2 wds.) |
| TREVORNOAH | Jon Stewart's successor as host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central: 2 wds. |
| ANDIOLIVER | British chef who replaced Susan Calman as host of Great British Menu (4,6) |
| DARCY | Who was Daithi O Se's immediate predecessor as host of The Rose of Tralee? (5) |
| ROMESH | First name of Mr Ranganathan who took over as host of The Weakest Link in 2021 (6) |
| WHOOPI | She followed and preceded Billy as host of the Academy Awards ceremony twice |
| ELLEN | She succeeded and preceded Jon as host of the Academy Awards |
| PAAR | He preceded Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" |
| LENO | Jay ___, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show (4) |
| OSHER | Andrew G's name as host of The Bachelor, ... Gunsberg (5) |
| NOAH | Stewart's successor as host of The Daily Show |
| SANDITOKSVIG | Stephen Fry’s successor as host of the panel show QI |
| JON | and 15dn, Who recently made his last appearance as host of the Daily Show? (3,7) |
| LONDON | First city to have been named as host of the Olympic Games on three occasions (6) |
| JAYLENO | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 (3,4) |
