| NEVEDWARDS | 2015-16 Sale Sharks rugby union wing at Rosslyn Park in 2018-19 |
| ASHWIN | Indian off-spinner in 2018-19 Test cricket series v Australia (6) |
| BUMRAH | Indian paceman who was equal leading wicket-taker with Nathan Lyon in 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test cricket series (6) |
| LEOTA | Johnny ___, Samoa and Sale Sharks rugby union centre (5) |
| MACGINTY | AJ ___, United States and Sale Sharks rugby union fly-half (8) |
| CIPRIANI | Danny ?, Wasps and former Sale Sharks rugby union fly-half; 2008 England Test debutant against Wales (8) |
| IMIOLEK | Lee ?, former Sale Sharks rugby union prop |
| LIMBO | Rosslyn Park were left in - - - by lockdown and fixture cancellations, wrote the SWLondoner in 2020 (5) |
| OVENS | Josh ........ , former Rosslyn Park, Bristol Rugby and Bath backrower (5) |
| SALE | .... Sharks, rugby union club who play home matches in Salford (4) |
| ALEXKING | Rosslyn Park, Wasps, Clermont Auvergne and England outside half (4,4) |
| TOMHOMER | Rugby union full-back and wing at London Irish 2008-15 |
| DAVYDOV | German - - - , Russia's right-wing at the 2019 World Cup (7) |
| TOMANE | Joe - - - , ex-Wallaby wing at Leinster (6) |
| BACKSIDE | Support wing at the rear (8) |
| RESIDENCE | Religious education wing at new church house (9) |
| MAY | England wing at Gloucester (3) |
| FRIGHTFUL | Party admits one of the wings at college is alarming (9) |
| ELYTRA | Insect's wings at first extra large, yet then relatively average |
| APPEARED | Seemed to emerge from the wings, at some stage (8) |
