| IANHISLOP | Journalist who has edited Private Eye since 1986 (3,6) |
| SCENIC | Easy on the eye since moving to college (6) |
| EVANDAVIS | English journalist who has presented Dragons' Den since 2005 (4,5) |
| BELMOONEY | English journalist who has a Daily Mail column (3,6) |
| ALICEBEER | Presenter and consumer journalist who has appeared regularly on ITV1 show This Morning (5,4) |
| DEATHDUTY | A tax on property inheritances, known as Inheritance Tax since 1986 (5,4) |
| WINTOUR | Anna, English journalist based in New York who has edited Vogue since 1988 (7) |
| ANNA | Wintour who has edited Vogue for over 30 years |
| DRABBLE | Jigsaw-puzzle enthusiast and author of novels including A Summer Bird-Cage and The Millstone who has edited two editions of The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7) |
| JEREMY | ____ Paxman, TV journalist who has hosted University Challenge since 1994 (6) |
| KATEADIE | Northumberland-born journalist who has presented From Our Own Correspondent on Radio 4 since 1998 (4,4) |
| AMOLRAJAN | Journalist who has succeeded 28 Down as quiz chair (4,5) |
| COURIC | Journalist who has been a host on all "Big Three" networks |
| MCLEAN | Andrea _, journalist who has left the panel of Loose Women (6) |
| SHAFT | Has edited daily newspaper column |
| CHRIS | ___ Chittell, actor who has played Dales resident Eric Pollard since 1986 (5) |
| PRIVATE | ____ Eye, fortnightly satirical current affairs magazine edited by Ian Hislop since 1986 (7) |
| DONAL | _ MacIntyre, investigative journalist who has competed in Dancing on Ice and The Jump (5) |
| ANITA | Journalist who has co- presented Drive with Peter Allen on BBC Radio 5 Live and The Daily Politics with Andrew Neil on BBC Two (5,5) |
| ANAND | Journalist who has co- presented Drive with Peter Allen on BBC Radio 5 Live and The Daily Politics with Andrew Neil on BBC Two (5,5) |