| QUITEFRANKLY | "I'd rather be standing here than there, ___" (words Sajak spoke to a Bonus Round contestant who had only ???TE ?RAN?L? to work with on a 2021 show, accidentally revealing the answer; the contestant m |
| CCRIDER | Classic blues song with the line "I'd rather be dead than to stay here and be your dog" |
| ELLA | First name of Ms Henderson, X Factor contestant who had a number one hit with Ghost in 2014 (4) |
| CALUM | ____ Scott, Britain's Got Talent contestant who had a 2016 hit with Dancing On My Own (5) |
| BUS | Vehicle that hits Regina George at the end of the song "I'd Rather Be Me," in the "Mean Girls" remake |
| FLEUR | - East, 'X Factor' contestant who had a 2015 hit with 'Sax' (5) |
| GRAHAME | Surname of the Big Brother contestant who had her own series, Princess Nikki, in 2006 (7) |
| MYFARM | "I'd rather be on ___ than be emperor of the world" (George |
| MALUM | Bad apple (Ask a teacher about "I'd rather be in an apple tree...") |
| INAJAR | "Would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home ...; And be better off than you are; Or would you rather be a mule?" (2,1,3) |
| ARENO | "There ________ words..." |
| ADDRESSED | Spoke to a churchman about journalist on a ship (9) |
| DARKO | Donnie, who spoke to a rabbit named Frank (5) |
| MOSES | Prophet who spoke to a burning bush |
| MALE | "There is no more mercy in him than there is milk in a __ tiger": Shak. |
| RLSTINE | Goosebumps author whose name will probably never be a Wheel of Fortune bonus round answer |
| CARPOOL | Pun times: Where would every soccer moms' vehicle rather be on a 100degrees day? Relaxing next to a ___* |
| PIRATEDBOOKS | Spoke to a bird about illegally published works (7,5) |
| DRESSED | Spoke to a duke going out in robes? (7) |
| ORATED | Spoke to a red, perhaps (6) |
