| SAMUELQUINA | Central defender for Benfica in the 1980s and 1990s who won five caps for Portugal |
| VITOR | Goalkeeper at Porto and Barcelona who won 80 caps for Portugal (5,4) |
| BAIA | Goalkeeper at Porto and Barcelona who won 80 caps for Portugal (5,4) |
| SANOGO | Yaya ___, Arsenal striker who scored four goals in their 5-1 win over Benfica in the Emirates Cup in August (6) |
| ANNRICHARDS | Texas governor in the 1990s who preceded George W. Bush in that position: 2 wds. |
| HARKNESS | Steve -, 1989-99 Liverpool FC defender who later played for Benfica (8) |
| OTIS | CBBC puppet presenter from the 1990s who was an aardvark (4) |
| LEWIS | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in track and field events in the 1980s and 1990s (4,5) |
| ALAINPROST | Driver who won the Formula One championship four times in the 1980s and 1990s (5,5) |
| EDBERG | Stefan ---, Swedish tennis player who won six Grand Slam singles titles in the 1980s and 1990s (6) |
| ALBERTOTOMBA | Italian slalom skier who won three Olympic gold medals in the 1980s and 1990s |
| TONYADAMS | Ex-central defender for Arsenal FC who won 66 caps for England (4,5) |
| LALAW | Winner of four Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series in the 1980s and 1990s |
| MILLENNIAL | Member of the demographic group born roughly in the 1980s and 1990s. |
| HALE | Surname of Gareth who together with Norman Pace were a comedy double-act in the 1980s and 1990s (4) |
| GANG | "The Crazy ___", Wimbledon FC in the 1980s and 1990s (4) |
| AMIGA | A family of personal computers marketed by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. (5) |
| PERIGO | Lindsay ___, presenter of several TVNZ shows in the 1980s and 1990s (6) |
| TYRONE | ____ Mings, central defender for Aston Villa who made his England debut in 2019 (6) |
| SMALLING | Chris, former central defender for Manchester United FC who joined Roma in 2020 (8) |
