| PASHA | _ Kovalev, Strictly Come Dancing pro (5) |
| KATYA | Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer, ----- Jones (5) |
| SPAIN | PICTURE A What is this Strictly Come Dancing pro's home country? (5) |
| COLE | Brendan _, Strictly Come Dancing pro (4) |
| PRITCHARD | AJ ---------, former Strictly Come Dancing pro (9) |
| BOAG | Former Strictly Come Dancing pro, Erin _ (4) |
| MABUSE | Mouse bait laid out by Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer (3,6) |
| OTI | Mouse bait laid out by Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer (3,6) |
| KOVALEV | Pasha - - -, former Strictly Come Dancing pro married to Countdown regular Rachel Riley (7) |
| SUPERIOR | Classy dancing pro sure to entertain one (8) |
| HOOFER | Dancing pro |
| ALEXEI | Penguins right winger Kovalev |
| RACHEL | ___ Riley, Countdown host whose Valentine is dancer Pasha Kovalev (pictured left and right) (6) |
| STARS | Dancing With The ___, US show based on Strictly Come Dancing (5) |
| TAKES | Strictly Come Dancing: It _ Two, Strictly's companion series on BBC2 (5) |
| ANTON | Pro dancer who is now a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, _ Du Beke (5) |
| ELLIE | Coronation Street actress and winner of 2023's Strictly Come Dancing (5,5) |
| LEACH | Ex-Corrie star who won 2023's Strictly Come Dancing (5,5) |
| WYNNE | Welsh opera singer competing in this year's Strictly Come Dancing (5,5) |
| EVANS | Welsh opera singer competing in this year's Strictly Come Dancing (5,5) |
