| EUBANK | Chris ___, British former boxer (6) |
| NICOLAADAMS | British former boxer; gold medallist at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics (6,5) |
| HOY | Chris ___ : British former cycling star (3) |
| BARKER | Sue _, British former tennis player (6) |
| ATTLEE | Clement ___ , British former prime minister born in Putney in 1883 (6) |
| FROOME | Chris _, British road racing cyclist and three-time Tour de France winner (6) |
| AUDLEY | British former professional heavyweight boxer, _ Harrison (6) |
| EXPECT | Anticipate former boxer grabbing head of champ (6) |
| LENNOX | ___ Lewis, former boxer (6) |
| NASEEM | _ Hamed, British former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2002 (6) |
| KIRSTY | - Wade, British former middle-distance runner (6) |
| LESTER | ___ Piggott, British former jockey (6) |
| DENISE | ___ Lewis, British former Olympic athlete (6) |
| BATTLE | British former Prime Minister missing last engagement (6) |
| BUSHEL | British former unit equal to 8 Imperial gallons (6) |
| HERBERT | Johnny ___ , British former Formula One driver who won the British Grand Prix in 1995 (7) |
| CHRISTIE | Linford _, British former sprinter and Olympic gold medallist (8) |
| GRAINGER | Katherine ___, British former rower (8) |
| HATTON | Former boxer due to compete in Dancing On Ice next year (5,6) |
| BELLEW | Surname of Tony, the former boxer who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2023 (6) |
