| DESLYNAM | Sports presenter who succeeded Richard Whiteley as host of Countdown in 2005 |
| ZERO | End of countdown in a Panzer operation (4) |
| FORD | Who succeeded Richard Nixon as US President? (4) |
| LYNAM | Surname of the host of Countdown after Richard Whiteley's death (5) |
| WHITELEY | Richard _, late presenter who was the original host of Countdown (8) |
| MYRIE | Clive ___ , TV news presenter who succeeded John Humphrys as Mastermind host in 2021 (5) |
| BRUCE | Fiona, TV news presenter who succeeded David Dimbleby as the host of Question Time (5) |
| GABBY | Sports presenter who is one of the co-presenters of BBC Sports Personality Of The Year, ___ Logan (5) |
| KAMARA | Surname of Chris, sports presenter who performed on The Masked Singer in 2023 as Ghost (6) |
| VORDERMAN | Surname of Carol, original co-host of Countdown (9) |
| OCONNOR | Des, comedian and singer who was the third host of Countdown (7) |
| OLEARY | Dermot, TV and radio presenter who succeeded Kate Thornton in 2007 as The X Factor host (1'5) |
| HEWER | The host of Countdown since 2012, Nick _ (5) |
| ANNEROBINSON | Since June 28, the host of Countdown on Channel 4 |
| CAROLVORDERMAN | Co-host of Countdown from 1982 to 2008 |
| CAROL | Co-host of Countdown from 1982 to 2008 (5,9) |
| MURRAY | Surname of Colin who took over presenting Countdown in 2022 (6) |
| LENO | Jay ___, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 (4) |
| JAYLENO | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 (3,4) |
| CHRIS | Sky Sports presenter who made a cameo appearance in Emmerdale (5,6) |
