| WINKLER | Henry who won an Emmy in 2018 for Barry |
| JOHNLEGEND | All of Me singer who completed his EGOT with an Emmy in 2018: 2 wds. |
| PICARD | Henry who won the 1938 Masters |
| OHARA | Catherine who won an Emmy in 2020 for Schitt's Creek |
| MAGNUMPI | 1980-88 crime drama series for which star Tom Selleck won an Emmy in 1984 and a Golden Globe in 1985 (6,2) |
| MOM | Show for which Allison Janney won an Emmy in 2014 |
| RUE | Actress McClanahan who won an Emmy in 1987 |
| LIZZO | Truth Hurts singer who won an Emmy in 2022 |
| PAT | Sajak who won an Emmy in September |
| SNL | Show for which Eddie Murphy won an Emmy, in brief |
| ISRAEL | Country that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 for "Toy" |
| EMMY | Award won by Matthew Rhys in 2018 for his work on "The Americans" |
| OBE | Honour awarded Monty Don in 2018 for services to horticulture, broadcasting and charity ... in October (3) |
| ALANMENKEN | Aladdin and Pocahontas composer and songwriter who completed his EGOT with an Emmy in 2020: 2 wds. |
| IDOL | Singing competition show returning to TV in 2018, for short |
| OMAR | Australian tennis player suspended in 2018 for cocaine use, ... Jasika (4) |
| WHITECASTLE | Sen. Ted Cruz was criticized in 2018 for naming this fast food chain's burgers as his favorite, since his state of Texas has none of its restaurants |
| ONDAATJE | Sri Lanka-born Canadian writer awarded the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018 for 1992's The English Patient (7,8) |
| MICHAEL | Sri Lanka-born Canadian writer awarded the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018 for 1992's The English Patient (7,8) |
| YEARNED | Longed for 2018, for example, to end in style (7) |
