| IZZARD | Comedian and long-distance runner, Eddie _ (6) |
| EILISH | Scottish middle and long-distance runner who is the daughter of Liz McColgan, _ McColgan (6) |
| ZOLA | Olympic middle-distance and long-distance runner who has represented both Great Britain (1984) and South Africa (1992) (4) |
| SCOTTISH | Nationality of middle and long-distance runner Laura Muir born in 1993 (8) |
| NURMI | Paavo, middle and long distance runner born in 1897, nicknamed the Flying Finn (5) |
| IRVINE | Eddie _; former F1 driver for Ferrari and Jordan (6) |
| MURPHY | Beverly Hills Cop actor and Shrek voice artist, Eddie _ (6) |
| MARSAN | Eddie _, Atomic Blonde and The World's, End actor (6) |
| JORDAN | Eddie ___, late Irish Formula One team owner and TV pundit (6) |
| IRVING | Eddie _, Northern Irish driver who was runner-up in 1999's F1 World Driver's Championship (6) |
| CANTOR | Eddie _ (Actor born Edward Israel Iskowitz) (6) |
| TURNER | Eddie ___, pike legend, inventor of Backbiter alarm (*return) (6) |
| INLEAGUE | Short distance and long distance combined (2,6) |
| RIYADH | Eddie ___, subject of "The French Connection" |
| CAHILL | CSI: NY actor, Eddie ___ |
| MORTIMER | Penelope ?, author of novels The Pumpkin Eater and Long Distance |
| KADI | Eddie _, comedian and part of the 2023 Strictly line-up (4) |
| COCHRAN | Eddie ___, US rock-and-roll singer and musician who topped the UK charts with 'Three Steps to Heaven' in 1960 (7) |
| REDMAYNE | The Theory of Everything and The Danish Girl actor, Eddie ___ (8) |
| MAIR | Sarah ___ or Eddie ___, suffragette and radio presenter respectively (4) |
