| THORNE | Surname of Willie, the former snooker player who took part in Strictly in 2007 (6) |
| CARSON | Surname of Willie, the retired jockey who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2011 (6) |
| GETHIN | First name of TV presenter Mr Jones who took part in Strictly in 2007 and Celebrity MasterChef in 2020 (6) |
| DENNIS | ___ Taylor, Northern Irish former snooker player who won the 1985 World Snooker Championship (6) |
| RAMSEY | Surname of Chris, the comedian who took part in Strictly in 2017 and who co-presented a TV series with his wife, Rosie in the early 2020s (6) |
| MOLLIE | First name of Ms King, the member of The Saturdays who took part in Strictly in 2017 (6) |
| CHAHAL | Player who took 4 for 28 in a low-scoring thriller against KKR in the last match, turning the game in his team's favour.(Last Name) (6) |
| MELLOR | Surname of Will - Jambo Bolton in Hollyoaks who took part in Strictly in 2022 (6) |
| ANGELA | First name of Ms Rippon, former news- reader who took part in Strictly in 2023 (6) |
| WOAKES | Chris ......, England ODI player who took 6-45 against Australia at Brisbane in 2011 (6) |
| ROUASS | Surname of Laila - Amber Gates in Footballers' Wives whotook part in Strictly in 2009 (6) |
| TAYLOR | Ellie - presented Snog Marry Avoid? in the 2010s and took part in Strictly in 2022 (6) |
| JONNIE | First name of Paralympian Mr Peacock who took part in Strictly in 2017 (6) |
| THOM | First name of Mr Evans, former rugby player who took part in Strictly in 2014 and Celebrity Island in 2016 (4) |
| QUEK | Surname of Sam, the former hockey player who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2016 (4) |
| IANWRIGHT | Former professional football player who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2019 and hosted Moneyball in the 2020s (3,6) |
| LECONTE | Surname of Henri, former professional tennis player who took part in MasterChef in 2017 (7) |
| TRIPLE | One of Willie Mays's 20 in 1957 |
| SAYHEY | Title for the autobiography of Willie Mays |
| STRIDE | Jazz piano music style played by Willie 'The Lion' Smith |