TV Crossword

ACROSS

1 BBC show featuring Nick Knowles which ran from 1999 until 2010 (3,3)

4 Surname of Jake, the member of the Scissor Sisters on The Masked Singer in 2020 (6)

7 She played Zainab Masood in EastEnders between 2007 and 2013 (4,5)

9 Surname of Sid, EastEnders actor who came third on I’m A Celeb in 2005 (4)

10 US TV award (4) 11 Changeling in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine who is head of security (3)

12 Surname of Charlene - Lucy Ewing in Dallas (6)

14 Daphne - an Egghead from 2003-14 (6)

16 First name of Ms Malone in Celebrity Fit Club in 2006 and Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 (6)

18 Moira – the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage on British national TV (6)

20 Jack – comedian who wrote and co-created Lead Balloon and Bad Move (3)

21 Doctor Who companion was played by Billie Piper (4)

23 TV cook who’s been a judge on Bake Off and Best Home Cook (4)

24 Lady Fanny Button in Ghosts is from this era (9)

25 Words followed by Order - title of a US franchise that deals with the criminal justice system (3,3)

26 Words after The Real Marigold Hotel, title of a spin-off series (2,4)

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1 A Grand – - title of a Wallace And Gromit short film (3,3)

2 Lead singer of Skunk Anansie on The Masked Singer in 2020 (4)

3 First name of Ms Horgan who plays Shona in This Way Up (6)

4 Words between Unexpected and The Show - name of a segment on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (4,2)

5 First name of the Desperate Housewives character played by Nicollette Sheridan (4)

6 Surname of Diane, the former Good Morning America anchorwoman (6)

7 YouTuber who clashed with Fred Sirieix on I’m A Celeb in 2023 (5,4)

8 He took over from Jeremy Paxman as host of University Challenge in 2023 (4,5)

13 Hoots, who plays the saxophone on Sesame Street, is this animal (3)

15 Take Me – title of an ITV dating show from 2010-19 (3)

16 Ms Jackson, character in EastEnders in the 1980s, who was a health visitor (6)

17 He came to fame with his twin brother John on The X Factor in 2009 (6)

18 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show segment: – - All (4,2)

19 Ellie - presented Snog Marry Avoid? in the 2010s and took part in Strictly in 2022 (6)

22 Ms Krabappel on The Simpsons (4)

23 First name of Mr Baker, the Countryfile presenter who took part in Strictly in 2010 (4)