| DERMODY | Coached Highlanders to 2021 Trans-Tasman final (7) |
| JOSEPH | Coached Highlanders to historic 2015 Super Rugby title triumph (6) |
| CABER | Something for Highlander to toss in a brace of shakes (5) |
| EXHAUST | All run out as terrible hex cast on trans-Tasman rivals (7) |
| SHRIVER | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| ROUHANI | Hassan ___, president of Iran from 2013 to 2021 (7) |
| JOACHIM | _ Low, German national football team manager from 2006 to 2021 (7) |
| LALVANI | Surname of Tej who was an investor on Dragons' Den from 2017 to 2021 (7) |
| NEVILLE | Phil, former footballer who was head coach of the England women's team from 2018 to 2021 (7) |
| IMACPRO | Apple desktop from 2017 to 2021 |
| CARTALK | NPR show from 1977 to 2021, and a description of this puzzle's theme |
| ANZACTEST | Annual trans-Tasman sporting fixture which began in 1997 (5,4) |
| PULSE | Wellington's Trans-Tasman netball team, Central .. (5) |
| CONSTELLATIONCUP | Trans-Tasman netball trophy (13,3) |
| MARIA | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| LOUISEMINCHIN | TV presenter who co-hosted the BBC One programme Breakfast from 2012 to 2021 (6,7) |
| NINENINE | Words that follow Brooklyn to give the title of US police sitcom which ran from 2013 to 2021 (4-4) |
| ENZI | Mike who served as a Wyoming senator from 1997 to 2021 |
| CHAO | Elaine who was transportation secretary from 2017 to 2021 |
| ALEX | First name of the host of "Jeopardy!" from 1984 to 2021 |
