| IANSMITH | Cricketer who played for New Zealand from 1980 to 1992 and was a commentator on Sky Sport until 2023 (3,5) |
| ESIASON | Quarterback who was a commentator on "Monday Night Football" |
| VACLAVHAVEL | Playwright who was president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003 (6,5) |
| POLO | Olympic sport until 1936 |
| DANAPERINO | George W. Bush press secretary who became a commentator on Fox News: 2 wds. |
| JOHNSON | "Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured." This Englishman was a commentator of his time whose companion was James Boswell. Who is this? |
| YONKS | Ages taken on Sky sport |
| PAULWALSH | Former Luton Town, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur centre forward who is now a pundit on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday |
| NUREMBERG | Sky Sport in Bremen broadcast over grand German city (9) |
| IANBOTHAM | Cricketer who played for England in 102 Test matches and played county cricket for Worcestershire and Durham |
| MINCHIN | Surname of Louise who was a co-host on BBC One's Breakfast from 2006 until 2021 and was a MasterChef finalist in 2016 (7) |
| DOLIVIERA | Basil ___, the Cape Coloured cricketer who played for Worcestershire, and England from 1966 to 1972 |
| LACROSSE | Sport which was in the 1904 and 1908 Olympics and was a demonstration sport in 1932, 1936 and 1948 (8) |
| EMLYNHUGHES | Footballer who made 665 appearances for Liverpool, captained England and was a team captain on A Question of Sport |
| STYRIS | New Zealand cricketer who played for Hobart Hurricanes in 2012-13 Big Bash League (6) |
| PAULNEWMAN | English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1980 and 1989, his only first-class century coming against Leicestershire in 1985 |
| HODGKINS | Frances -; New Zealand-born artist who painted Old Boathouse, Port Chalmers and was a member of the Seven and Five Society (8) |
| BRIAN | --- Lara, cricketer who played for the West Indies from 1990 to 2007 (5) |
| HOBBS | Knighted cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 (5) |
| NORWOOD | Surname of Ricky, the former East-Enders actor who came second on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 and was a contestant on DANCING On Ice in 2024 (7) |
