| JAMES | Butch Springbok rugby fly-half from 2001 to 2011 (5) |
| TOMAS | Argentina and Benetton Rugby fly-half (5) |
| RONAN | 2000-13 Ireland and 1997-2013 Munster Rugby fly-half; La Rochele coach (5) |
| OGARA | 2000-13 Ireland and 1997-2013 Munster Rugby fly-half; La Rochele coach (5) |
| PARKS | Dan ___, 2004-2012 Scotland, 2003-2010 Glasgow Warriors, 2010-2012 Cardiff Blues and 20122014 Connacht Rugby fly-half (5) |
| TELEX | One half from narrator, other half one's separated from message |
| FRANC | Money, half from a political party (5) |
| NORMA | Major half from the manor, madly slimming down (5) |
| ROGGE | Jacques, president of the IOC from 2001 to 2013 (5) |
| TUGAY | ___ Kerimoglu, Turkish former footballer at Blackburn Rovers from 2001 to 2009 (5) |
| HAMID | -- Karzai, president of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 (5) |
| STRAW | Jack _, British politician who was Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 (5) |
| ARIEL | Likud prime minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (5) |
| TERSE | Bad-tempered better half from outer space |
| ROSSI | MotoGP world champion from 2001 to 2005, Valentino ... |
| DUBYA | Nickname for the president from 2001 to 2009 |
| LAURA | --- Bush, US first lady from 2001 to 2009 |
| DANIE | -... Rossouw, in rugby union, South African forward capped 63 times from 2003 to 2011(5) |
| ROYAL | The _, period medical drama which ran from 2003 to 2011 (5) |
| PETER | ___ de Villiers, Springbok coach 2008 to 2011 (5) |
