| ALGERIA | African nation that in May became a full member of World Rugby (7) |
| ANTIGUA | - - - and Barbuda, Caribbean nation not yet a member of World Rugby (7) |
| SIR | What Queen's Brian May became in 2023 (3) |
| KAUR | Title assumed by a Sikh woman when she becomes a full member of the community |
| UNCONFIRMED | Not a full member of the church, it is rumoured |
| CONFIRMED | Proved to be true that one had been admitted as full member of the church (9) |
| TUNISIA | African nation that lost to Romania in a RWC 2011 qualifier play-off (7) |
| SENEGAL | West African nation that made the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| NIGERIA | African nation that Napoli goal grabber Victor Osimhen plays for! (7) |
| BERMUDA | British Overseas Territory that staged the first World Rugby Classic in 1988 (7) |
| BEAUDEN | All Blacks fly-half; 2016 World Rugby Player of the Year (7) |
| BARRETT | All Blacks fly-half; 2016 World Rugby Player of the Year (7) |
| SPEEDIE | 1985-89 Scotland and 1982-87 Chelsea striker; 1986 Full Members' Cup Final hat-trick scorer (7) |
| LAIDLAW | Greig - - - , the second Scot to be nominated for World Rugby Player of the year after Mike Blair (7) |
| WAGHORN | Harlequins centre; England 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship Final winner (7) |
| IMG | Commercial partner of World Rugby that negotiates broadcast rights deals for the Rugby World Cups (1,1,1) |
| BEAUMONT | Bill --. former captain of the England and British Lions rugby union teams. chairman of World Rugby since 2016 (8) |
| ULYSSESSGRANT | Who became a full general in 1866 and was the second US citizen to hold that rank? (7,1,5) |
| DEREK | and 20ac, Northern Irish harpist, pianist and oboist who became a full-time member of the Chieftains in 1975 |
| BELL | see 44ac, Northern Irish harpist, pianist and oboist who became a full-time member of the Chieftains in 1975 |
