| CALUM | _ Best, appeared on the very first series of Love Island (5) |
| DISLIKE | Detective from first series of Love/Hate? (7) |
| TAGI | Tribe on the very first "Survivor" |
| MARCEL | _ Somerville, rapper who appeared on the third series of Love Island (6) |
| CURTIS | Finalist on 2019 series of Love Island, ------ Pritchard (6) |
| DEWAR | Surname of the very first First Minister of Scotland (5) |
| AMBER | Co-winner of Love Island in 2017, ----- Davies (5) |
| SANAM | _ Harrinanan, co-winner of Love Island in winter 2023 (5) |
| SAIRA | Runner-up on the first series of the Apprentice, _ Khan (5) |
| YOUNG | The winner of the first series of Pop Idol, Will _ (5) |
| GATES | Gareth _, singer who was the runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol (5) |
| STRUM | Sound the strings from the very first rumblings (5) |
| EARLY | In the very first part of the day |
| LAURA | ----- Whitmore, presenter of Love Island (5) |
| NASTY | Nickname of housemate from the first series of Big Brother, ----- Nick (5) |
| RICCI | Christina _, star of Yellowjackets and the first series of Wednesday (5) |
| MCKEE | Gina ___, Jackie Laverty in the first series of Line of Duty (5) |
| PLUNK | Play the piano at the very first lesson |
| GMUND | Where in Austria were the very first Porsches built? (5) |
| WORLD | Fred Merkel was the very first to earn this prestigious title. (5,9,8) |
