| KIEFER | TV's Designated Survivor and 24 actor, ___ Sutherland |
| LAWSON | Ben _, Designated Survivor and Firefly Lane actor (6) |
| NATASCHA | Actress whose TV credits include Designated Survivor and Californication, _ McElhone (8) |
| RICCI | US actress of Designated Survivor and Supergiii, Italia - (5) |
| DONALD | Kiefer's father, and also an actor, ___ Sutherland |
| EDWARDS | US actor whose TV credits include ER and Designated Survivor, Anthony _ (7) |
| TANNER | Actor who plays Kiefer Sutherland's son in Designated Survivor, ___ Buchanan |
| ERIC | Lone Survivor and The Finest Hours actor, ___ Bana (4) |
| ERICBANA | Lone Survivor and Munich actor (4,4) |
| TOPOL | 24 actor spotted during visit to Poland (5) |
| ERROL | Name of 24 actor filling another role |
| KAL | Actor Penn of "Designated Survivor" |
| PENN | "Designated Survivor" actor Kal |
| BANA | Lone Survivor and The Finest Hours star, Eric ___ (4) |
| AMBER | Rob Mariano's Survivor and Amazing Race partner (5) |
| CBS | Network of Survivor and The Amazing Race |
| REALITY | Genre for "Survivor" and "Chopped" |
| LASTMANSTANDING | Lone survivor ... and a hint to the puzzle's circles? |
| HIDDENIDOL | Valuable find on "Survivor," and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| DESI | Williams who has competed on "Survivor" and "The Challenge: USA" |