| RANJSINGH | TV presenter who was resident doctor on This Morning from 2016 to 2021 (4,5) |
| RUTH | ___ Langsford, TV presenter who was a host on This Morning from 1999 to 2022 (4) |
| TIGERMOTH | Big cat doctor on this is missing plane (5,4) |
| AMBERRUDD | Conservative MP who was home secretary from 2016 to 2018 (5,4) |
| MARKREGEV | Ambassador of Israel to the UK from 2016 to 2020 |
| STAPLETON | John ___, English journalist and TV presenter who was married to Lynn Faulds Wood until her death in 2020 |
| MATTBAKER | TV presenter who was awarded the MBE in 2022 (4,5) |
| MAELSTROM | Returns in the morning from the Spanish wild storm, as all hell breaks lose (9) |
| SCHOFIELD | Co-presenter on This Morning, Phillip ___ (9) |
| GRAYLING | Chris, Conservative politician who was Transport Secretary from 2016 to 2019 (8) |
| LENNYHENRY | Comedian and actor who was chancellor of Birmingham University from 2016 to 2024 (5,5) |
| FILES | Word that follows The X to give the title of a US drama series which ran originally from 1993 until 2002, with a revival from 2016 to 2018 (5) |
| MSK | This former Test cricketer from Andhra Pradesh also donned the role of the chief of the National Selection Committee from 2016 to 2020 (1,1,1) |
| PRASAD | This former Test cricketer from Andhra Pradesh also donned the role of the chief of the National Selection Committee from 2016 to 2020 (6) |
| BILLBEAUMONT | Former rugby player and A Question of Sport team captain who was chairman of World Rugby from 2016 to 2024 (4,8) |
| RORY | ____ Best, hooker who captained the Irish rugby union team from 2016 to 2019 (4) |
| MANE | Sadio, Senegalese forward who played for Liverpool FC from 2016 to 2022 (4) |
| TARRANT | Radio and TV presenter who was the original host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (5,7) |
| CHRIS | Radio and TV presenter who was the original host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (5,7) |
| PENCE | Vice-President of the United States from 2016 to 2020 (5) |