| PAULJONES | Presenter of BBC Radio 2's Blues Show from 1986 to 2018 (4,5) |
| BALL | Zoe, Chris Evans' successor as host of BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show (4) |
| KILROY | Daytime chat show from 1986-2004, host later elected as a UKIP MEP (6) |
| HILL | "___ Street Blues" (show on which Kiel Martin starred) |
| DEMOCRATICPARTY | American blues show, involving tango, something enjoyed in Irish pub do |
| TARBUCK | Radio 2's Saturday evening DJ, Liza _ (7) |
| ZOE | Radio 2's Ball (3) |
| IJAZAHMED | Cricketer who played 60 Tests and 250 One Day Internationals for Pakistan from 1986 to 2001 |
| HONEYGHAN | Jamaican-born British boxer who was undisputed world welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987 (5,9) |
| VORDERMAN | Countdown's co-host from 1986 to 2008, Carol _ (9) |
| DAILYMAIL | Newspaper edited by Paul Dacre from 1992 to 2018 |
| THEMIDDLE | US sitcom from 2009 to 2018 about Heck family (3,6) |
| AMBERRUDD | Conservative MP who was home secretary from 2016 to 2018 (5,4) |
| SOURLIMBO | 1968 track by American band Booker T. and the M.G.'s famous as the opening theme of BBC Radio's Test Match Special (4,5) |
| MIKETYSON | Boxer who beat Trevor Berbick in 1986 to become WBC Heavyweight champion (4,5) |
| LAWLEY | Sue ?, presenter of BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs from 1988-2006 (6) |
| YOUNG | Kirsty - presenter of BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs (5) |
| LAVERNE | Lauren, presenter of BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs since 2018 (7) |
| EDDOOLAN | Veteran presenter of BBC radio shows in the West Midlands |
| OPRAH | US talk show that aired from 1986 to 2011, The _ Winfrey Show (5) |
