| HAENOW | Ben, winner of the eleventh series of The X Factor in 2014 (6) |
| HOGAN | Ben -, winner of the 1948 US Open Championship in golf |
| CURTIS | Ben ......, winner of golf's Open Championship in 2003 (6) |
| MYERS | Tokio, British pianist who won the 11th series of Britain's Got Talent in 2017 (5) |
| LITTLE | ____ Mix, British girl group that won the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 (6) |
| CARDLE | Winner of the 2010 series of The X Factor, Matt ------ (6) |
| SHAYNE | _ Ward, winner of the second series of The X Factor (6) |
| BAILEY | Singer who won the tenth series of The X Factor, Sam _ (6) |
| ISAIAH | Winner of Australia's The X Factor in 2016, ------ Firebrace (6) |
| FLEUREAST | She came second on The X Factor in 2014 and took part in I'm A Celeb in 2018 and Strictly in 2022 (5,4) |
| AMELIA | Contestant on The X Factor in 2017, ------ Lily (6) |
| EDWARD | He came to fame with his twin brother John on The X Factor in 2009 (6) |
| EAST | See picture clue: Fleur ----, runner-up in The X Factor in 2014 (4) |
| ARTHUR | James _, won The X-Factor in 2012 (6) |
| ALEXANDRABURKE | British singer, winner of the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008 (9,5) |
| LEONA | Winner of the third series of The X Factor in 2006, ----- Lewis (5) |
| SHAYNEWARD | English singer who won the second series of The X Factor in 2005 and played Aidan Connor in Coronation Street (6,4) |
| MOMENTOFSILENCE | It's observed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month: 3 wds. |
| OLLYMURS | Runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor who returned as co-host of the twelfth series (4,4) |
| LEON | The winner of the fourth series of The X Factor, _ Jackson (4) |
