| ROLY | Name of the poodle who appeared in the first ever episode of EastEnders in 1985 (4) |
| DRLEGG | GP character that appeared in the first ever episode of EastEnders in 1985 (2,4) |
| REG | ___ Cox, lay dead in the first ever episode of EastEnders (3) |
| COX | Reg _ pensioner found dead in the very first episode of EastEnders in 1985 (3) |
| BULLDOG | What might you call a poodle who makes a run at a matador? |
| LETITIADEAN | Actress who first appeared as Sharon Watts in EastEnders in 1985 |
| PAULSIMON | He hosted the second-ever episode of "Saturday Night Live" |
| NELL | First name of Ms McAndrew, the glamour model who took part in the first-ever series of I'm A Celeb in 2002 (4) |
| COLE | Surname of Brendan who partnered Natasha Kaplinsky to victory in the first-ever series of Strictly in 2004 (4) |
| THOR | Superhero with a hammer who appeared in the first issue of the comic book The Avengers |
| REED | Surname of DCI Ian who appeared in the first series of Luther (4) |
| DANI | She appeared in an episode of EastEnders with her dad Danny (4,4) |
| DYER | She appeared in an episode of EastEnders with her dad Danny (4,4) |
| RICE | Who led South Africa in the first-ever series after its return to international cricket in 1991? (4) |
| DEAN | Letitia _, took part in the live episode of EastEnders recently (4) |
| NEVE | Actress Campbell who appeared in the first five Scream movies |
| BATEMAN | Surname of Nasty Nick who appeared in the first-ever series of Big Brother in 2000 (7) |
| VANESSA | First name of Ms Feltz who took part in the first ever series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2001 (7) |
| IRONMAN | Superhero from Marvel Comics who appeared in the first of a series of films in 2008 (4,3) |
| CLAIRE | First name of former Brookside actress Ms Sweeney who took part in the first-ever Celebrity Big Brother in 2001 and Dancing On Ice in 2023 (6) |
