| STAGGS | Broncos centre who played 2022 Origin for NSW, ... Kotoni (6) |
| WARREN | Adam - - - , Dragons centre who played for Wales in 2012 (6) |
| HARRIS | Dan ...... , centre who played in the Premiership for Saracens, Sale Sharks and Bedford Blues (6) |
| COTRIC | Raiders winger who played one Origin game for NSW, in 2019, Nick... (6) |
| GRAEME | '80s Bulldogs second-rower, last man to play both rugby league and cricket for NSW, ... Hughes (6) |
| KRAALS | A word of Dutch origin for the enclosures for cattle or sheep (6) |
| KAREEM | Lakers center who played with Magic |
| PETARD | Small bomb of French origin, for blowing up doors and gates (6) |
| SYSTEM | Sexy former partner departed: the origin for the organisation (6) |
| AMORET | Old word of French origin for a sweetheart that came to mean a sonnet or love-song; a love-knot; a romantic glance; or, a trifling affair (6) |
| MENHIR | Name, of Breton origin, for a standing stone |
| TPSIEN | Turk's worried about English origin for Merchant Ivory? |
| FIACRE | Name of French origin for a horse-drawn hackney carriage |
| RECTOR | A man of the church needs the correct origin for his sermon |
| PIPPIN | Word, in reference to its seed of origin, for an Allington, Cox's orange, Newtown, Ribston, Sturmer or other example of a good apple; thus, any delightful thing, excellent person, good sort or all-rou |
| CAVIAR | Word, with somewhat debated or fishy origins, for the tiny black pearl-like roe of the beluga or other sturgeon - salt of both purse and palate and eaten as a briny delicacy (6) |
| JARROD | Bulldogs centre who switched to the Eels in 1996, ... McCracken (6) |
| ORANGE | Possible origins for this fruit's name are naranj (Arabic), narang (Persian) or naranga (Sanskrit) |
| LEWSEY | Josh -. Enaland wing and centre who scored five tries in the 111-13 2003 Rugby World Cup win over Uruguay (6) |
| CHIDED | Upbraided dancers at centre who obstruct view of top diva |
