| REVRICHARD | Title and first name of Mr Coles, the former member of The Communards who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2024 (3,7) |
| NORRIS | First name of Mr Cole, the Corrie character played by Malcolm Debden (6) |
| COLES | Broadcaster and clergyman who was a member of the Communards, Richard _ (5) |
| RAJ | Old British rule in India (and first name of a character in "The Big Bang Theory") |
| RICHARDCOLES | Musician with The Communards who later became a priest (7,5) |
| POCO | Country/Rock band formed by some of the former members of Buffalo Springfield |
| TOSIN | First name of Mr Cole who played Doctor Who companion Ryan Sinclair (5) |
| FITZGERALD | Vocalist known for the 1944 song whose title (and first line) appears in the circled squares |
| OSCAR | ... and first name |
| IMBECILE | Dolt? One male celeb, I suspect |
| VIPER | Celeb, I think, is venomous type (5) |
| GIVEN | Like presents and first names |
| MARK | First name of Mr Wright, the former TOWIE star who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2011 and Strictly in 2014 (4) |
| IAIN | First name of Mr Lee, the former The 11 O'Clock Show presenter who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2017 (4) |
| COLIN | First name of Mr Baker, a former Doctor Who who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2014 (5) |
| REBECCA | First name of Ms Adlington, the former swimmer who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2013 and Celebrity MasterChef in 2017 (7) |
| DONTLEAVEMETHISWAY | Song that was a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in 1975, Thelma Houston in 1977 and The Communards in 1986 |
| AMIR | First name of the boxer who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2017 and had his own reality series, Meet The Khans: Big In Bolton (4) |
| LEEMING | Surname of Jan, the former newsreader who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2006 and The Real Marigold Hotel in 2016 (7) |
| MALIQUE | First name of Mr Thompson-Dwyer who plays Prince McQueen in Hollyoaks and took part in I'm A Celeb in 2018 (7) |
