| STUARTBROAD | English cricketer who took his 400th Test wicket against New Zealand in March 2018 |
| GOWER | David, England cricket captain who took his only Test wicket against India at Kanpur in 1982 (5) |
| DEFENCE | Resistance against attack, danger or harm; a country's military forces; the plea of the accused in a lawsuit; or, the action of protecting one's goal or wicket against the opposition (7) |
| YOUNIS | Waqar, Pakistan fast bowler who took his hundredth Test wicket in 1993 (6) |
| MUTTIAHMURALITHARAN | Sri Lankan bowler who took his 800th wicket with his final ball in his last Test match (7,12) |
| MASSIE | Bob, Australian cricketer who took 16 wickets against England on his Test debut in 1972 (6) |
| LAKER | JC, England Test cricketer who took 19 wickets against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956 (5) |
| RUPAULCHARLES | Drag Race host who got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in March 2018: 2 wds. |
| JIMLAKER | England cricketer who took 19 wickets against Australia in a 1956 match (3,5) |
| MICKEYMANTLE | Switch-hitter who hit his 400th home run as a Yankee on 9/10/1962: 2 wds. |
| CARLOSBELTRAN | Switch-hitter who hit his 400th home run as a Yankee on 5/15/2016: 2 wds. |
| MARKTEIXEIRA | Switch-hitter who hit his 400th home run as a Yankee on 7/3/2016: 2 wds. |
| AARONLENNON | Former England winger who is the 40th player to make his 400th Premier League appearance |
| RALF | Herr Waldmann, 250 specialist who took his last win in spectacular fashion at a wet Donington Park. (4) |
| ROSEANNE | 1988-97 sitcom returning for a tenth season in March 2018 (8) |
| CLASHINDARROCH | Scottish forest where a 4ft long wildcat was filmed in March 2018 (14) |
| EMMA | Storm that caused the line at Dawlish to close in March 2018 (4) |
| COCO | 2017 film named Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in March 2018 (4) |
| CRAWLEY | Zak _, English cricketer who recently made his maiden Test century against Pakistan (7) |
| AKMAL | Pakistan Test wicket keeper who made an unbeaten 158 against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 2009 (6,5) |
