| HARTY | Russell ?, television arts presenter and chat show host who died in 1988 |
| PARKINSON | & 11Ac Iconic British chat show host who died in August (7,9) |
| DINNYOHEARN | SBS Book Show host who died in 1993 (5,6) |
| OCONNOR | Des - - -, entertainer and television host who died in November (7) |
| MIKEWILLESEE | This Day Tonight and A Current Affair host who died in 2019 (4,8) |
| GILMOUR | Ewen _, late NZ comedian and TV host who died in 2014 (7) |
| FELTZ | TV presenter and chat show host, Vanessa ___ (5) |
| CHETBAKER | US jazz trumpeter and singer who died in 1988 (4,5) |
| EVANS | Gil ?, Toronto-born jazz pianist and composer who died in 1988 (5) |
| CARVER | Raymond, American poet and short story writer who died in 1988 (6) |
| ASHTON | Frederick, British dancer and choreographer who died in 1988 (6) |
| EMERIC | Mr. Pressburger, film producer and director who died in 1988 (6) |
| MIKEGIBSON | Original Nine's Wide World of Sports host who died in 2015 (4.6) |
| ADDAMS | Charles, American cartoonist, major contributor to The New Yorker, who died in 1988 (6) |
| FERRARI | Enzo, Italian racingcar designer who died in 1988 (7) |
| ANNIGONI | Pietro, Italian painter who died in 1988 noted for his 1955 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (8) |
| OPRAHWINFREY | U.S. TV chat show host who interviewed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex together in 2021 (5,7) |
| RICKILAKE | US chat show host who starred in the first Hairspray film (5,4) |
| ROSS | Jonathan _, TV chat show host who appeared on The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (4) |
| OGRADY | Paul _'_, chat show host who is from The Wirral (5'1) |
