| LUCREZIA | ___ Millarini, newreader and 2020 DOI star (8) |
| PERRI | ___ Kiely, Diversity star and 2020 DOI competitor (5) |
| BEN | ___ Hanlin, magician and DOI star (3) |
| REBAKAH | ___ Vardy, former camp mate on I'm A Celebrity... and now DOI star (7) |
| SOPHIE | _ Raworth, newreader who presents the BBC News at Six and Ten (6) |
| MYLEENE | ___ Klass, broadcaster and ex-pop star skating on DOI 2021 (7) |
| MICHAEL | ___ Barrymore, entertainer set to be DOI 2020 star - until he broke his wrist! (7) |
| RUFUS | ___ Hound, comic and stage star performing on the rink on DOI 2021 (5) |
| ASHLEY | ___ Banjo, Diversity front man and DOI judge (6) |
| TRISHA | ___ Goddard, TV talk show host and DOI challenger (6) |
| JASON | ___ Donovan, Aussie singer and actor taking part in DOI this year (5) |
| FAYE | ___ Brooks, former Corrie star taking part in DOI 2021 (4) |
| DARETO | "DoI ___ eat a peach?": Eliot |
| JOHN | ___ Barrowman, entertainer joining the DOI judging panel this series (4) |
| BUI | "___ Doi" ("Miss Saigon" song) |
| MISSSAIGON | Musical with the song "Bui Doi" |
| SLATER | Actress/singer Helen with the CD "Crossword" (the title track starts "I found my true love today doi |
| CHIANGMAI | The Doi Inthanon National Park is near this large Northern Thailand city (6,3) |
| DEB | DOI head Haaland |
| KIPYEGON | 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2016 and 2020 Olympics and 2017, 2022 and 2023 World Championships women's 1,500m gold medallist (8) |