| YASMIN | Weekly columnist for the i Paper named 2025 Commentator of the Year at theMedia Freedom Awards (6,7-5) |
| ALABHAABROWN | Weekly columnist for the i Paper named 2025 Commentator of the Year at the Media Freedom Awards (6,7-5) |
| RICHIE | Late Aust. Test cricket captain and respected commentator of the game, Benaud |
| TOBY | ___ Buckland: AG's weekly columnist (4) |
| AMAL | Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award recipient Clooney |
| WALTER | & 24A US actor who was the first to win three Academy Awards (6,7) |
| BRENNAN | US actor who was the first to win three Academy Awards (6,7) |
| DAVEGORMAN | English comedian whose cryptic crosswords appear in The i Paper under the pseudonym Bluth (4,6) |
| STEPHONCASTLE | San Antonio Spurs guard named 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| JALENBRUNSON | New York Knicks guard named 2025 NBA Clutch Player of the Year: 2 wds. |
| REHAB | Amy Winehouse single that was Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (5) |
| MAINSTREAMMEDIA | Marmite's made in a compound say, BBC, The i Paper etc (10,5) |
| FOOLSCAP | Size of writing paper named after the watermark formerly used on it (8) |
| MEREENFIELD | Former editorial page editor of The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for Newswee |
| BETTEDAVISEY | Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 1982 Grammys |
| COMBS | Luke who won Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year at the CMAs |
| SMOOTH | Santana song, featuring Rob Thomas, that was Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2000 Grammys (6) |
| LADYGAGA | Singer, songwriter and actress named Artist of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (4,4) |
| MSADVISE | Columnist for the lovelorn |
| ABIGAILVANBUREN | Columnist for the lovelorn |
