| GUILLEN | Winning manager of the 2005 World Series |
| SHANGHAI | Chinese city with a busy port and host of the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships Finals |
| BIGDGREEN | Winning manager of the 1980 World Series |
| ASTROS | Runners-up in the 2005 World Series |
| ASTRO | Losing player in the 2005 World Series |
| CHICAGO | Baseball team that won the 2005 World Series (7,5,3) |
| WHITESOX | Baseball team that won the 2005 World Series (7,5,3) |
| POPELEOXIV | Person seen in now-notable footage from the 2005 World Series |
| TORRE | World Series-winning manager of 1998, 1999 and 2000 |
| LASORDA | World Series-winning manager of 1981 and 1988 |
| CHICAGOWHITESOX | 2005 World Series winners, with "The" |
| ERIK | ___ ten Hag, FA Cup-winning manager of 2023/24 (4) |
| MURPHY | Shaun _, English snooker player who won the 2005 world championship (6) |
| EGER | Hungarian city that hosted the 2005 World Puzzle Championship |
| SHAUN | ____ Murphy, English snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship (5) |
| WHITE | Chicago ___ Sox (2005 World Series winners) |
| DYE | 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine |
| CROQUET | Ball game at which Reginald Bamford was the 2005 world champion (7) |
| WHITEYHERZOG | World Series-winning manager for the Cardinals |
| TONYLARUSSA | World Series-winning manager in both the AL (A's, 1989) and NL (Cardinals, 2006 and 2011): 3 wds. |
