| HAMMOND | See picture clue: Former Top Gear co-host known as 'Hamster', Richard ------- (7) |
| LEBLANC | Matt ----, actor and former Top Gear co-host (7) |
| OATHS | Four-letter words as hamster at first falls into the oats (5) |
| SCHMITZ | Late German Top Gear co-host and Queen of the Nurburgring (6,7) |
| OPRAH | Longtime show host known as the "Queen of All Media" |
| IANTURPIE | Aussie TV host known as Turps (3,6) |
| SABINE | Late German Top Gear co-host and Queen of the Nurburgring (6,7) |
| JAMESMAY | Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear co-host (5,3) |
| STEP | Stage where those such as hamsters do a backflip? (4) |
| NEEDELL | Former Top Gear host Tiff is to cause irritation, we hear (7) |
| PLATEAU | Rising up circling former top of ancient tableland (7) |
| MINIVAN | Transport minister meets former top man in Russia (7) |
| EXPENSE | Cost - the former top price - seen to be wrong (7) |
| DESLYNAM | See picture clue: Former presenter of Match of the Day and Countdown (3,5) |
| SHOBNA | See picture clue: Former Corrie actress and star of dinnerladies, ------ Gulati (6) |
| LYDIA | See picture clue: Former TOWIE cast member and TV personality, ----- Bright (5) |
| BAILEY | See picture clue: Former Never Mind the Buzzcocks team captain, Bill ---- -- (6) |
| BRANDRETH | See picture clue: Former MP and The One Show reporter, Gyles --------- (9) |
| KAREN | See picture clue: Former Doctor Who star, ----- Gillan (5) |
| HOLLY | See picture clue: Former presenter of This Morning, ----- Willoughby (5) |
