| DONI | Cristiano , 2001 -200: Italy midfielder at Sampdoria from 2003-2005 and Mallorca from 2005-2006 between spells at Atalanta (4) |
| RUBICON | Winning piquet before one's opponent scores 100; or, a stream which marked the ancient boundary betw |
| STAC | With distinct breaks betw. successive tones |
| ROBERTGRAVES | British poet and author, known for works such 'I, Claudius' and 'Goodbye to all that', who lived in DeA-a, Mallorca from 1929 to 1936 and 1946 until his death in 1985 (6,6) |
| MORISI | Luca - - - , Italy midfielder at London Irish... (6) |
| FEDERER | Roger ___ tennis player who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the year in 2005 2006 2007 2008 and 2018 |
| TRIAL | Law & Order: ___ by Jury (2005-2006 TV series) |
| WEDDINGCRASHERS | Owen Wilson: 2005, 2006 |
| AROD | AL MVP of 2003, 2005, and 2007 (and ex of J. Lo) |
| NASTASIC | Matija ........ , Serbia and Mallorca defender at Manchester City and Schalke between spells at Fiorentina (8) |
| RAWLE | Mark ___, 2001-2003 Southend United and 2003-2005 Oxford United forward (5) |
| TOULOUSE | French city whose rugby club won the Heineken Cup in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010 |
| ALEXRODRIGUEZ | Former NY Yankee Who Won The AL MVP Award In 2003 2005 And 2007: 2 Wds. |
| RODRIGUEZ | Surname of the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 |
| PIRLO | Andrea ..... , 2002-15 Italy and 2001-11 Milan midfielder; 2023-24 Sampdoria manager (5) |
| LOMBARDO | Attilio ?, 1990-97 Italy midfielder; Sampdoria 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final winner |
| TONYPARKER | Member of the San Antonio Spurs' championship teams of 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014 (2 wds.) |
| FANNA | Pietro 'Pierino' ..... , 1983-85 Italy midfielder; Juventus, Hellas Verona and Inter Milan Serie A title winner (5) |
| MAURI | Stefano ..... , 2004-11 Italy midfielder last at Brescia in 2016-17 (5) |
| BEGG | Moazzam ___, British citizen held at Guantanamo, 2003-2005 (4) |
