| MYRIE | Newsreader who will be the new Mastermind host (5,5) |
| CLIVE | Newsreader who will be the new Mastermind host (5,5) |
| RIPPON | Angela, ex-TV newsreader who will be Strictly Come Dancing's oldest ever contestant (6) |
| HELLBENTON | He will be the new leader, given a lot of weight and recklessly intent (4-4,2) |
| CLIVEMYRIE | Newsreader and Mastermind host (5,5) |
| INNOTIME | Quick! When it will be the new Year once the countdown begins: 3 wds. |
| BOEHLY | ...-led group will be the new owner of Chelsea FC. (6) |
| BARNES | Who will be the Irish flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics? (6) |
| LEELINCHIN | Jakarta-born SBS newsreader who retired in 2018 (3,3,4) |
| ETCHINGHAM | Julie, newsreader who hosted ITN's general election debates in 2024 (10) |
| JODIE | Whitaker who will be the next Doctor Who |
| GALASHIELS | Town which will be the permanent site for The Great Tapestry of Scotland in 2021 (10) |
| VERSAILLES | Which historic city will be the Ireland team base for Euro 2016? (10) |
| RECREATION | Time off that will be the making of you again? |
| ICHIRO | Suzuki who will be the first Japanese player in the Baseball Hall of Fame when inducted this July |
| WES | Actor Studi who will be the first Native American actor to receive an honorary Oscar |
| JAMIEOLIVER | “If cookery is the new rock ’n’ roll [...] ____ must be the new Mick Jagger” (Penguin TV Guide) |
| BEN | Would he be the new leader? (3) |
| TITLE | Let it be the new name (5) |
| LUDOVIC | First name of Mr Kennedy, the former newsreader who began on ITN in 1955 and went on to be a presenter on Panorama in the 1960s (7) |
