| MOXON | Martyn ..... , England Test cricketer from 1986-89 (5) |
| HINDS | Ryan ..... , West Indies Test cricketer from 2002-09 (5) |
| WAUGH | Mark ..... , Australia Test cricketer from 1991-2002 (5) |
| ROLFF | Wolfgang ..... , 1983-89 West Germany and 1986-89 Bayer Leverkusen defender (5) |
| CROSS | Graham ..... , Leicestershire cricketer from 1961-76 who holds the record for most Leicester City football club appearances (5) |
| MARSH | Swamp or a cricketer from down under |
| CHALKER | Lynda ___, MP for Wallasey from 1974-92; Minister for Europe from 1986-89 (7) |
| CARRY | Martyn works on car - unhitchable! (4,5) |
| GRACE | Abandoned car dragged Anne to work of John Martyn (5,3,6) |
| EDEN | Mark ?, actor who played Alan Bradley in ITV soap Coronation Street from 1986-89 |
| NEVER | Irish county including railway terminal returns endless revenue for John Martyn work (3,3,5) |
| MSK | This former Test cricketer from Andhra Pradesh also donned the role of the chief of the National Selection Committee from 2016 to 2020 (1,1,1) |
| PRASAD | This former Test cricketer from Andhra Pradesh also donned the role of the chief of the National Selection Committee from 2016 to 2020 (6) |
| LLOYD | Honeyghan, undisputed world welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987 (5) |
| AGNES | Jane Fonda movie from 1986, ----- of God (5) |
| DREGS | Number plates from 1986 are all that remain? (5) |
| OPRAH | US talk show that aired from 1986 to 2011, The _ Winfrey Show (5) |
| MARIA | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| MOORE | 1963-65 Motherwell, 1965-73 Luton and 1973-75 Northampton defender; the Hatters' manager from 1986-87 (5) |
| CHESS | Which stage musical ran for three years from 1986 in London, while the 1988 US version closed after two months? (5) |