| NSIALA | Aristote ...... , Shrewsbury and DR Congo defender (6) |
| LUALUA | Lomana ......, Newcastle United, Portsmouth and DR Congo forward (6) |
| KACHUNGA | Elias ........ , Huddersfield Town and DR Congo striker (8) |
| MWERU | Lake on the border between Zambia and DR Congo (5) |
| CHRISTOPHERSAMBA | French-born Congo defender, formerly at Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers, whose real first name is Veijeany |
| ILUNGA | Herita, 2004-11 DR Congo and 2009-12 West Ham defender (6) |
| NGONGE | Cyril ___, Belgium and Napoli winger, Espanyol loanee in 2025-2026; son of 1995-2001 DR Congo, 1998-2000 Watford, 2000-2001 QPR and 2001-2002 Kilmarnock attacker Felix-Michel ___ (6) |
| KEBANO | Neeskens ...... , DR Congo, Fulham and 2011-13 PSG midfielder (6) |
| IMBULA | Giannelli ...... , 2019 DR Congo and 2016-20 Stoke midfielder (6) |
| SADIKI | Noah ___, DR Congo and Sunderland midfielder (6) |
| LIKASI | City in Haut-katanga Province, DR Congo, associated with the mining industry (6) |
| DOMBEY | And 15 1848 Charles Dickens novel featuring characters Walter Gay and Dr Parker Peps (6,3,3) |
| JULIUS | First name of Dr. No and Dr. J |
| MEDIAN | Brendan and Dr. Fossey strip on the highway (6) |
| ANDSON | 1848 Charles Dickens novel featuring characters Walter Gay and Dr Parker Peos (6,3,3) |
| CLUEDO | Characters in this board game include Miss Scarlett and Dr Orchid (6) |
| ARTHUR | Forename of a novelist who, in his 1887 work of fiction A Study in Scarlet, created the crime-solving duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (6) |
| TUNDRA | It's frozen and Dr T had to get Una out (6) |
| HENSON | Creator of Link Hogthrob and Dr. Teeth |
| DUNKED | Shaq and Dr. J did this well |
