| RICHARDWHITELEY | The original host of the TV game show Countdown (7,8) |
| MAGNUSMAGNUSSON | Icelandic-born journalist, the original host of the TV quiz show Mastermind (6,9) |
| WHITELEY | Richard, original presenter of the TV game show Countdown (8) |
| NICHOLASPARSONS | English actor who presented the radio show Just a Minute and the TV game show Sale of the Century (8,7) |
| DENT | Susie ___, lexicographer on the TV game show Countdown (4) |
| RILEY | Rachel ---, maths expert on the TV game show Countdown |
| GORDONBURNS | Host of the TV game show The Krypton Factor from 1977 to 1995 |
| NOEL | ___ Edmonds, presenter of the TV game show Deal Or No Deal (4) |
| ROBINSON | Anne, Nick Hewer's successor as presenter of TV game show Countdown (8) |
| CONUNDRUM | Name of the challenge in the final round of the game show Countdown (9) |
| ANNE | Robinson who was the original host of The Weakest Link |
| SARA | The original host of The Great Pottery Throw Down, _ Cox (4) |
| ADRIAN | One of the original hosts of The One Show, _ Chiles (6) |
| CHILES | Adrian _, one of the original hosts of The One Show (6) |
| DAWES | George ___, the man with the scores played by Matt Lucas on the TV game show Shooting Stars |
| LEEMACK | English comedian who hosts the TV game show The 1% Club (3,4) |
| GABY | She was one of the original hosts of The Big Breakfast, _ Roslin (4) |
| EVANS | Chris _, one of the original hosts of The Big Breakfast (5) |
| HEWER | Nick ?, former advisor to Lord Sugar on BBC TV series The Apprentice; presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown (5) |
| RICHARD | & 13D Host of Channel 4 game show Countdown who died in 2005 (7,8) |
