| DESLYNAM | See picture clue: Former presenter of Match of the Day and Countdown (3,5) |
| HOLLY | See picture clue: Former presenter of This Morning, ----- Willoughby (5) |
| GARY | ---- Lineker, presenter of Match of the Day (4) |
| ISHIGURO | Author of The Remains of the Day and forthcoming Klara and the Sun (8) |
| LYNAM | Desmond ?, television presenter whose credits include Match of the Day and Countdown (5) |
| LONICERA | Latin name of the day- and nightscented twining flower honeysuckle, important for pollinating moths and in turn bats and hedgehogs (8) |
| LASTPOST | Which military bugle call is played at the end of the day and during services of remembrance? (4,4) |
| ANALYSIS | You get this on shows like Match Of The Day and Newsnight (8) |
| MERCHANT | Ismail -; producer who collaborated with director James Ivory on The Remains of the Day and many other films (8) |
| VERTICAL | The anecic group form deep, permanent and ___ tunnels within the soil during the day and surface during the night to feed on plant matter. |
| THEMEMUSIC | When other team at the end of the game score, they play this at the start of Match of the Day (5,5) |
| PROTECTS | They have a thick coat which ___ them from the heat during the day and keeps them warm during those cold desert nights. |
| SHOBNA | See picture clue: Former Corrie actress and star of dinnerladies, ------ Gulati (6) |
| BRANDRETH | See picture clue: Former MP and The One Show reporter, Gyles --------- (9) |
| CALENDAR | List of all the days and months in a year (8) |
| LOGAN | Gabby ___ will be one of the hosts of Match of the Day next season. (5) |
| 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) |
| BOWEN | Novelist who wrote The Last September, The Death of the Heart, The Heat of the Day and Eva Trout (5) |
| DES | A former host of Match Of The Day, ___ Lynam (3) |
