| PETE | _ Bennett, Big Brother 7 winner who appears in 21 Across (4) |
| JOSIE | Big Brother winner who appears on This Morning, _ Gibson (5) |
| BACKWARDDAY | Time to do things out of order, or what appears in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across |
| FINN | Actor who plays Officer Peter Prior in True Detective: Night Country, _ Bennett (4) |
| SAUL | ___ Bennett, Home and Away cult leader played by the late Dr David Ritchie in the 90s (4) |
| BECK | ___ Bennett, "S.N.L." cast member who impersonates Putin |
| ALAN | _ Bennett, author of the 1991 play The Madness Of George III (4) |
| RITA | Julie Benz' character in Dexter, ___ Bennett |
| TONY | ___ Bennett won his 20th Grammy (4) |
| IANE | ___ _. Bennett (Master of the Royal Canadian Mint, from 2006 to 2014) |
| GRACE | _ Adams Short, competed in Big Brother 7 in 2006 (5) |
| DOWLING | Brian _, the winner of the second series of Big Brother (7) |
| NIKKI | Big Brother 7 participant and magazine columnist, _ Grahame (5) |
| IMOGEN | Welsh glamour model and Big Brother 7 participant, _ Thomas (6) |
| ENDEMOL | Dutch comedy that created Big Brother (7) |
| SENATOR | The Vauxhall Carlton's big brother (7) |
| ORANGES | Nothing extends from Lady 15's big brothers (7) |
| DIGS | Works in 21 across opening 27 down (4) |
| HYWEL | ___ Bennett, Welsh actor best known for playing the title role in the sitcom Shelley |
| SPOT | Notice the change in 21 across? (4) |
