| MANFORD | Surname of Jason, the comedian who performed on The Masked Singer as Hedgehog in 2020 (7) |
| JASON | ___ Manford, runner-up as Hedgehog in The Masked Singer last year (5) |
| INSECTIVORE | Creature such as hedgehog or shrew |
| SNOUTS | Word for animals' muzzles, birds' beaks or elephants' trunks originally, later for the more specific noses of beasts such as hedgehogs or pigs (6) |
| RITAORA | Kosovo-born singer who served as a judge on The X Factor and The Masked Singer as well as a coach on "The Voice" (4,3) |
| SIMPSON | Charlie ___, Busted singer who won the fourth series of The Masked Singer as Rhino (7) |
| ROBERTS | Nicola, former Girls Aloud singer who won first series of The Masked Singer as Queen Bee (7) |
| SECOMBE | Harry ___, singer-comedian who performed on BBC Radio programme The Goon Show (7) |
| AISLING | First name of Ms Bea, the comedian who wrote and co-starred in This Way Up (7) |
| KAMARA | Surname of Chris, the former football player and sports presenter who performed on The Masked Singer in 2023 as Ghost (6) |
| CAROLDECKER | Singer in the band T'Pau who performed on The Masked Singer in 2025 (5,6) |
| JEWEL | Foolish Games singer/songwriter who won the sixth season of The Masked Singer as the Queen of Hearts |
| NICOLA | First name of Ms Roberts, the Girls Aloud singer who won The Masked Singer as Queen Bee in 2020 (6) |
| DARLING | 1990s drama starring David Jason, The _ Buds Of May (7) |
| HENNING | ___ Wehn, German comedian who performed a set at Glastonbury (7) |
| JESSEMCCARTNEY | Pop singer with Dream Street who was the runner-up on season 3 of The Masked Singer as the Turtle: 2 wds. |
| BRETMICHAELS | Rock singer with Poison who finished seventh on season 3 of The Masked Singer as the Banana: 2 wds. |
| LEANNRIMES | How Do I Live singer who won the fourth season of The Masked Singer as the Sun: 2 wds. |
| NICKLACHEY | 98 Degrees lead singer who won the fifth season of The Masked Singer as the Piglet: 2 wds. |
| SKINNER | One of the comedians who co-wrote Three Lions. (7) |
