| NADIYA | ___ Hussain, Bake Off winner who read for Cbeebies story time (6) |
| ORE | ___ Aduba, TV presenter and Strictly 2016 winner who's read for Cbeebies (3) |
| DAMIAN | ___ Lewis, Homelands star who's read for Cbeebies story time (6) |
| NADIYAHUSSAIN | Former "Bake Off" winner who made the Queen's 90th birthday cake |
| FRANK | ___ Skinner, comedian who's read for Cbeebies story time (5) |
| KIMBER | The first Great British Bake Off winner, Edd _ (6) |
| SIMON | ___ Pegg, actor who's read for Cbeebies Bedtime Stories (5) |
| SHAYNE | ___ Ward, singer-turned Corrie star who's read in the story time slot (6) |
| NASSER | ____ Hussain, English cricketer who succeeded Alec Stewart as Test captain in 1999 (6) |
| JACOBS | Author A.J. who read all of the "Britannica" |
| ODETTE | Lover of Swann who read the great Proust tome finally? |
| SNAGGE | John ___, British broadcaster who read the first BBC television news bulletin in 1954 |
| AMANDA | Poet Gorman who read at President Biden's inauguration |
| SPELLS | Takes the place of someone who reads things out little by little (6) |
| LECTOR | One who reads the lessons in a church service (6) |
| GASMAN | One who reads meters that measure usage of domestic non-electric energy (6) |
| NAZEEM | _ Hussain, Aussie comedian behind Legally Brown (6) |
| LURKER | Person who reads online but doesn't comment |
| KIMBERLEY | ___ Walsh, Girls Aloud star who has read in the Cbeebies story time slot (9) |
| JAMES | ___ Mcavoy, Scottish film star who has read in the Cbeebies story time slot (5) |
