| GOMERSAIL | 1980s Origin referee who died in 2007, Barry 'The Grasshopper' ... (9) |
| MERCURIO | Actor and boxing referee who died in 2010, Gus ... (8) |
| GOCHER | Sydney grand final and State of Origin referee early 1980s (6) |
| HAKIM | Indian Olympic footballer, former national coach, and a qualified FIFA referee who died recently. (5) |
| JOHN | Barry, the king of the 1971 21 down (4) |
| PAVAROTTI | Luciano, Italian operatic tenor who died in 2007 (9) |
| JIMTUNNEY | "The Dean of NFL Referees" who became the first official named to the All-Madden Team |
| BACKJUDGE | Football referee who stands behind the defensive secondary |
| LOOSEENDS | Clive Anderson became the main host of this Radio 4 programme after Ned Sherrin died in 2007 |
| PLANAHEAD | "The Ant and the Grasshopper" lesson |
| HATCH | David ___, former controller of Radio 2 and Radio 4 who died in 2007 (5) |
| NED | ---Sherrin, English broadcaster who died in 2007 (3) |
| LUCIANO | ___ Pavarotti, late Italian opera singer who died in 2007 (7) |
| MELLY | George, art critic and jazz singer who died in 2007 (5) |
| MAINWARING | West Coast star who died in 2007, Chris... (10) |
| HOWARDWEBB | Referee who sent off three players in the 2007 League Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal |
| MARCEAU | Probably the most famous mime artist of all time, he died in 2007. (7) |
| FERRY | It may put one across referee who turns up on the railway (5) |
| OWENS | Nigel, Welsh rugby union referee who retired in 2020 (5) |
| AESOP | He wrote the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" |
