| PRAISEBE | TVNZ religious programme which ran from 1986 to 2016 (6,2) |
| FAIRGO | New Zealand consumer afairs television programme which ran from 1977-2024 (4,2) |
| CASHINTHEATTIC | Antiques programme which ran for ten years from 2002 |
| LALAW | US legal drama series which ran from 1986 to 1994 (2,3) |
| BEADLESABOUT | Practical joke and hidden camera show which ran from 1986 to 1996 (7,5) |
| STRIKEIT | Words that when followed by Lucky gives the title of a game show which ran from 1986 until 1999 (6,2) |
| BENETTON | F1 constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001 (8) |
| FERGUSON | Alex _, manager of Manchester United from 1986 to 2013 (8) |
| EPILOGUE | One record after another beginning to exasperate, turn over for religious programme |
| CHARLTON | Jack, English ex-World Cup winner who managed Ireland's football team from 1986 to 1996 (8) |
| MORRISON | Which American senator instigated a programme which gave some 40,000 US visas to Irish people in the |
| WAKAHUIA | Long-running TVNZ show presented entirely in te reo Maori (4,4) |
| ROUSSEFF | Brazil's first female president, she served from 2011 to 2016 |
| BOON | ITV drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and Neil Morrissey which ran from 1986-95 (4) |
| MARIA | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| SHRIVER | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| MIR | Earth orbiter from 1986 to 2001 |
| DOUBLEDARE | Titular throwdown from 1986 to 1993 |
| TISCH | Laurence who headed CBS from 1986 to 1995 |
| LLOYD | Honeyghan, undisputed world welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987 (5) |
