| AMOL | ___ Rajan, University Challenge quizmaster (4) |
| JEREMYPAXMAN | University Challenge quizmaster before Amol Rajan (6,6) |
| CHALLENGE | Tough TV quiz with Amol Rajan, University - - - (9) |
| KNOW | Like the quizmaster, was well-informed (4,3,3,7) |
| ASKS | What a TV quizmaster does - takes head off barrels (4) |
| HARD | Tom Gleeson makes being a quizmaster look easy in this (---- Quiz) (4) |
| HOST | Quizmaster, e.g. |
| ALEX | Sudbury-born quizmaster Trebek |
| ALLIE | ___ Rajan; "CSI: Vegas" role |
| DEFY | Brilliant finish to University Challenge (4) |
| OPEN | University Challenge winners in 1984 and 1999. (4) |
| GASCOIGNE | Bamber_, the original quizmaster on TV's University Challenge (9) |
| BAMBERGASCOIGNE | Original quizmaster on University Challenge (6,9) |
| BOWL | University Challenge began as a version of US quiz show College ___. (4) |
| BEEB | "University Challenge" network, quaintly, with "the" |
| PAXMAN | Jeremy -; broadcaster and journalist who is the quizmaster on University Challenge (6) |
| JEREMY | First name of Mr Paxman who was the quizmaster on University Challenge from 1994 until 2023 (6) |
| NEWSMEN | Quiche Eaters Society included Amol Rajan etc? (7) |
| KNEWALLTHEANSWERS | Like the quizmaster, was well-informed (4,3,3,7) |
| ALLTHEANSWERS | Like the quizmaster, was well-informed (4,3,3,7) |
