| SOLE | David ...., former Scotland prop forward and captain (4) |
| HILTON | Dave ......, Bath, Glasgow, Bristol and Scotland prop forward (6) |
| WEIR | David .... , former Scotland defender who made over 200 appearances for Everton (4) |
| HOPKIN | David ...... , former Scotland and Leeds United midfielder born in 1970 (6) |
| REID | Northampton and Scotland prop Gordon - - - sounds literate (4) |
| DELL | Allan .... , Glasgow Warriors and 2016-22 Scotland prop (4) |
| EUAN | Retired Scotland prop whose clubs included Glasgow Warriors and Northampton Saints (4) |
| FRAN | .... Cotton, former England prop forward (4) |
| TREY | Newcastle Knights prop forward, - Mooney (4) |
| ICKE | David ----, former footballer and TV presenter (4) |
| BYAS | David .... , former Yorks and Lancs county cricketer (4) |
| GEST | Surname of David, former husband of Liza Minelli, who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 and died in the same year (4) |
| HAYE | David ---, former boxer (4) |
| BOON | David, former Australia Test cricketer born in Tasmania in 1960 (4) |
| DEIN | David **** , former vice-chairman of Arsenal FC (4) |
| LUIZ | David, former Brazil defender signed by Arsenal from Chelsea in 2019 (4) |
| LAWS | David ---, former Liberal Democrat MP who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury for 17 days in 2010 (4) |
| DAVEDENNIS | 2013-16 Waratahs forward and captain (4,6) |
| EALES | John ....., retired Australia second row forward and captain nicknamed 'Nobody' (5) |
| MOURIE | Graham ......, retired All Blacks wing forward and captain (6) |
