| STARSEARCH | Talent show hosted by Ed McMahon |
| ALPO | Dog food once pitched by Ed McMahon |
| HIYO | Part of an old TV catchphrase, also used by Ed McMahon |
| MUSTBE | Words that when followed by The Music gives the title of a 2010 Sky talent show hosted by Fearne Cotton (4,2) |
| LETIT | Words which when followed by Shine gives the title of a 2017 talent show hosted by Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc (3,2) |
| THEXFACTOR | Talent show hosted by Luke Jacobz (3,1,6) |
| FACTOR | Talent show hosted by Jason Dundas, The X ... (6) |
| THEVOICE | ITV talent show hosted by Emma Willis (3,5) |
| AMERICANIDOL | US TV talent show hosted by Ryan Seacrest |
| OPPORTUNITYKNOCKS | Talent show hosted by Hughie Green, 1949-1978 (11,6) |
| OPPORTUNITY | BBC Radio and later ITV talent show hosted by Hughie Green (11,6) |
| STARS | Old TV talent show hosted by Matthew Kelly, ----- in Their Eyes (5) |
| DREAM | 2007 BBC talent show hosted by Graham Norton, Any ----- Will Do (5) |
| ICE | Talent show hosted by Philip Schofield on ITV1, Dancing on --- (3) |
| TWO | Just The _ Of Us, short-lived talent show hosted by Tess Daly and Vernon Kay (3) |
| TODANCE | Words that follow Got to give the title of a talent show hosted by Davina McCall (2,5) |
| BYTHE | Words that when placed between Must and Music gives the title of a 2010 Sky talent show hosted by Fearne Cotton (2,3) |
| STAR | "___ Search"; Ed McMahon talent show |
| SNAP | Ed McMahon game show, '- Judgment' |
| HERES | Ed McMahon intro opener |
