| HAYWARD | Duncan ___, won five Drennan weekly awards 2023-24 (*hard way) (7) |
| STAGG | Alan ___, won four Drennan weekly awards in 2022/23 (5) |
| DRENNAN | UK's longest-running big-fish competition, with weekly awards (7,3) |
| LAMAR | Kendrick ___ won five Grammys at this year's awards (5) |
| CUP | UK's longest-running big-fish competition, with weekly awards (7,3) |
| LOTUS | HBO'S The White ___ won five Emmys (5) |
| GOLDSON | Gareth ___, won Drennan Cup 2013 (*old song) (7) |
| GOODHEW | Duncan ___, 1980 Olympic 100m breaststroke swimming gold medallist (7) |
| GRIBBLE | Twice Drennan Cup winner, 2016/2018 (*I dig barbel) (3,7) |
| GOULDER | Former Drennan Cup winner, big fish all-rounder (*our lad, Gardner) (6,7) |
| MCMANUS | Lee _ speci angler/Drennan Cup champ 2022/23 (7) |
| EDWARDS | Duncan ___ (1936-58), Manchester United footballer (7) |
| ARDUOUS | Hard way to get around us without nitrogen (7) |
| EXTORTS | Gets money the hard way? (7) |
| HATRACK | Support for bowlers, perhaps, one pursuing the hard way (3,4) |
| EPITAPH | Bette Davis's reads "She did it the hard way" |
| SEEKOUT | Discover the hard way (4,3) |
| LEARNED | "I ___ that the hard way" |
| GARETH | ___ Goldson, won Drennan Cup 2013 (*the rag) (6) |
| DAI | Twice Drennan Cup winner, 2016/2018 (*I dig barbel) (3,7) |
