| BRESAC | First Brisbane Broncos CEO, in 1988, John Ribot de ... (6) |
| JEWISH | TJFF = Toronto ___ Film Festival (Annual cinematic celebration for which the winner of the 2025 David A. Stein Memorial Award is "All I Had Was Nothingness" directed by Guillaume Ribot) |
| MICKAN | First Brisbane Bears captain, Mark ... (6) |
| NORTHEY | First Brisbane AFL coach of the "Lions" era (7) |
| ASHCROFT | First Brisbane AFL club player to pass 300-games milestone (8) |
| SEARLE | Inaugural Titans CEO, in 2007, Michael ... (6) |
| LANGER | Captained Brisbane Broncos to maiden rugby league premiership 1992 (6) |
| ONEILL | Brisbane Broncos premiership-winning fullback 1992-93 (6) |
| MORRIS | Brisbane Broncos chairman, Karl -- (6) |
| SANJOGGUPTA | Who assumed office as the ICC CEO in July 2025? (6,5) |
| LEMAN | Brisbane Broncos' first-ever tryscorer in premiership match, Brett -- (2, 3) |
| IVANHENJAK | Brisbane Broncos coach after Wayne Bennett in 2009 (4,6) |
| OWN | Title character in a 1988 John Cleese film |
| BIGTIMEBANDITS | Tom Hanks (1988) + John Cleese (1981) = tops in the world of robbers? |
| VIIIMENOUT | 1988 John Sayles film, in Rome? |
| WANDA | Title character in a 1988 John |
| HANSSEN | Possibly sane NHS CEO in Holby (7) |
| ROOMATTHETOP | There is space for a CEO in this movie (4,2,3,3) |
| COOK | Tim ___ former COO of Apple who became its CEO in 2011 |
| FERRELL | Will, actor who plays the Mattel CEO in 2023 film Barbie (7) |
