| FAXON | Brad ___, golfer who won the 2005 Buick Championship (5) |
| BRADFAXON | Golfer who won the 2005 Buick Championship (4,5) |
| FASTH | Swedish golfer who won the 2005 New Zealand Open (6,5) |
| WOODS | Tiger ___, golfer who won the 2005 US Masters (5) |
| SHAUN | ____ Murphy, English snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship (5) |
| REESE | Actress who won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Walk the Line, _ Witherspoon (5) |
| OHAIR | Sean .' .... , US golfer who won the 2005 John Deere Classic (1'4) |
| CRASH | Which film won the 2005 Oscar for Best Picture? (5) |
| KEANE | Pop group whose debut album, Hopes and Fears, won the 2005 Brit Award for Best British Album |
| THORN | Brad ___, rugby union lock; 2011 Rugby World Cup Final winner with New Zealand (5) |
| TIGERWOODS | US golfer who won the 2005 Masters Tournament (5,5) |
| CAMPBELL | Michael ___, golfer who won the 2005 US Open Championship (8) |
| NICLAS | Swedish golfer who won the 2005 New Zealand Open (6,5) |
| BROWNE | Olin ..., golfer who won the 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts (6) |
| DODD | Stephen ___, golfer who won the 2005 Nissan Irish Open (4) |
| MARKHENSBY | Australian golfer who won the 2005 Scandinavian Masters (4,6) |
| MURPHY | Shaun _, English snooker player who won the 2005 world championship (6) |
| REMESY | Jean-Francois, golfer who won the 2005 Open de France (6) |
| HAROLDPINTER | British author of "The Birthday Party" who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature: 2 wds. |
| BEN | Gordon who won the 2005 NBA Sixth Man Award |
