| EUROVISION | Shorthand term for the annual singing contest run by the European Broadcasting Union since 1956 (10) |
| HEATSHIELD | Early rounds in contest run round one section of shuttle (4,6) |
| CAROLS | Annual singing event in many locations (6,2,11) |
| BYCANDLELIGHT | Annual singing event in many locations (6,2,11) |
| AFTRA | Broadcasting union |
| EON | European broadcasting for a very long time |
| POLEMIC | Contentious European broadcasting device |
| SLEEPYHEAD | NZ bedmaking company run by the Turner family since the 1930s (10) |
| ALBERTHALL | Royal _ _, London venue for the annual summer Proms concerts (6,4) |
| ITTAKESTWO | Seven's celebrity singing contest (2,5,3) |
| THEVOICEUK | TV singing contest that features four coaches (3,5,2) |
| PLUTOCRACY | Dog collars primarily blue in state run by the 8 (10) |
| TILDEWHIRL | Carnival attraction run by the Spanish department? |
| FAUNAHOUSE | Carnival attraction run by the zoology department? |
| TRUMPPLAZA | Casino once run by "The Donald" |
| DAVIS | David - - -, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union since 2016 (5) |
| OSLO | City which became a shorthand term for 1990s peace agreements between Israel and the PLO (4) |
| SCIFI | Shorthand term for a literary genre whose exponents include Philip K. Dick (3,2) |
| INDYREF | Shorthand term for what happened in Scotland on 18 September 2014 (7) |
| CLASSIC | Fall ___ another name for the annual MLB World Series played betwen the champions of the American League and the National League |
