| YOURSTARTERFORTEN | University Challenge catchphrase coined by Bamber Gascoigne |
| UNIVERSITYCHALLENGE | British TV quiz programme presented by Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman |
| BAMBI | Episode of The Young Ones starring Griff Rhys Jones as a parody of Bamber Gascoigne (5) |
| GASCOIGNE | Bamber_, the original quizmaster on TV's University Challenge (9) |
| BAMBER | ____ Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge (6) |
| ELLIE | Actress who appeared in Nocturnal Animals, _ Bamber (5) |
| WALTONLEDALE | Large village in Lancashire on the south bank of the River Ribble, opposite the city of Preston, adjacent to Bamber Bridge |
| BRIDGE | Feature on the UK rail network at Acton, Bamber or Hebden, for example (6) |
| VIOLADABRACCIO | Now and again, Avril, Olly, and Bamber watch clip of instrument (5,2,7) |
| MOSSANDFREUD | 2025 film starring Ellie Bamber and Derek Jacobi in the title roles (has) |
| AMBER | Gascoigne losing his head is a caution (5) |
| LAZIO | Football club in Rome for whom Paul Gascoigne played (5) |
| PAUL | _ Gascoigne, ex-footballer aka "Gazza" (4) |
| REGAN | _ Gascoigne, won Dancing On Ice with Karina Manta (5) |
| GAZZA | Nickname of ex-footie star Paul Gascoigne (5) |
| BIANCA | _ Gascoigne, glamour model and TV personality (6) |
| ADRIANA | Girls in Tech founder Gascoigne |
| YABBA | Nickname of legendary Sydney Cricket Ground barracker Stephen Gascoigne (5) |
| CHRISTS | Captained by Dubliner Oscar Despard, ___ College, Cambridge recently won University Challenge 2025. (7) |
| TEN | Starter for -, 2003 novel by David Nicholls based around the quiz show University Challenge (3) |
