| WARING | Eddie -, rugby league commentator and television enter who died in 1986 (6) |
| LEAPT | Let one gently enter who had jumped (5) |
| COLEMAN | British sports commentator and TV presenter who hosted A Question of Sport for 18 years (5,7) |
| DAVID | British sports commentator and TV presenter who hosted A Question of Sport for 18 years (5,7) |
| HUME | Political commentator and TV journalist Brit ___ |
| EDDIE | BBCTV rugby league commentator who died in 1986 (5,6) |
| ARLOTT | John ___, cricket commentator and wine-lover who died in 1991 (6) |
| LAXMAN | VVS ___, Indian cricket commentator and former right-handed batter, born in 1974 (6) |
| TAYLOR | Mark ---, commentator and former Aussie cricket captain (6) |
| NASSER | ____ Hussain, cricket commentator and former England cricket team captain (6) |
| STUBBS | Rennae ___, ESPN tennis commentator and multiple Grand Slam champion in doubles |
| COTTER | Andrew _, Scottish commentator and proud labrador owner (6) |
| EDDIEWARING | BBC rugby league commentator remembered for his "early bath" and "up and under" catchphrases |
| RASHAD | Commentator and former NFL player Ahmad |
| GEE | Dustin ?, impressionist and comedy partner of Les Dennis who died in 1986 (3) |
| BEUYS | Joseph, German sculptor and former Luftwaffe pilot who died in 1986 (5) |
| MOORE | Henry, English sculptor who died in 1986 (5) |
| HENRY | Famous British sculptor who died in 1986 (5,5) |
| ELIO | .... de Angelis, Italian racing driver who died in 1986 (4) |
| PEARS | Peter, English operatic tenor who died in 1986 (5) |
