| AKAKURA | Eagle, boxer also known as Eagle Kyowa who was WBC Strawweight champion from 2005-07 (7) |
| DELIVER | Make free, as eagle did with Prometheus? |
| SECOND | Support person for a boxer, also known as a corner man (6) |
| NIIDA | Yutaka ___, WBA Strawweight champion from 2004-08 (5) |
| SIMPHIWE | Khonco: South African IBO champ, who failed to win the WBC strawweight. (8) |
| RAPTORS | Birds of prey such as eagles or hawks (7) |
| STRACEY | John H, boxer who was WBC Welterweight champion 1975-1976 (7) |
| ALI | Boxer, also a bit of an agriculturalist (3) |
| EFRENTORRES | Mexican boxer known as "El Alacran" (the Scorpion) who was WBC Flyweight Champion 1969?70 |
| SOTCHITALADA | Thai boxer, born Chaovalit Wongcharoean, who was WBC Flyweight Champion 1984-88 and 1989-91 |
| SHEARER | 2005-07 Bristol Rovers and 2007-10 Wycombe goalkeeper (5,7) |
| ALBERTO | 2005-'07 attorney general Gonzales |
| DAVIDLAMMY | Labour MP for Tottenham; Minister of State for Culture from 2005-07 (5,5) |
| PAUL | And 1 President of the World Bank Group from 2005-07 (4,9) |
| LAMMY | David ?, Labour MP for Tottenham; Minister of State for Culture from 2005-07 |
| ALBERS | Christijan ...... , Dutch F1 driver with Minardi, Midland and Spyker from 2005-07 (6) |
| RICARDOFINITOLOPEZ | Greatest strawweight champion of all time. (7.6.5) |
| MAYWEATHERJR | Floyd ?, WBC Super Lightweight champion from 2005-06 (10,2) |
| HEWITT | Patricia ___, Secretary of State for Health from 2005-07 (6) |
| MAUDE | Francis ___, Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2005-07 (5) |
