| EMLYN | First name of Mr Hughes, the former footballer who was a team captain on Question Of Sport in the 1980s (5) |
| AMARYLLIS | Subject of sport in the shade |
| BULLARD | Surname of Jimmy, the former footballer who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2014 (7) |
| GINOLA | Surname of David, the former footballer who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2021 (6) |
| EMLYNHUGHES | Barrow-born former England international footballer who was a team captain on A Question of Sport |
| MONYE | Ugo, English ex-rugby union player who became a captain on Question of Sport in 2021 (5) |
| QUEK | Sam, English ex-field hockey player who became a captain on Question of Sport in 2021 (4) |
| LAMA | Bernard ___ French former footballer who was a member of the 1998 World Cup-winning squad (4) |
| LAURENTBLANC | French former footballer who was manager of the French national team from 2010 to 2012 (7,5) |
| INCE | Former footballer who was the first black England captain, Paul _ (4) |
| MATTDAWSON | Former England rugby player who became a team captain on A Question of Sport in 2004 |
| PHIL | Former cricketer who was a team captain on A Question Of Sport, _ Tufnell (4) |
| PHILTUFNELL | Left-arm spinner who was a team captain on A Question of Sport from 2008 to 2021 |
| MUIR | Take It from Here co-writer with Denis Norden who was a team captain on Call My Bluff and wrote the What-a-Mess series of books for children (4) |
| SUEBARKER | British tennis player who succeeded David Coleman as the presenter of A Question of Sport in 1997 |
| COOKE | Surname of Lucy who was a team captain on the quiz show Curious Creatures (5) |
| BLAIR | Lionel, actor and dancer who was a team captain on TV panel show Give Us a Clue (5) |
| ELGIN | There's a place reserved in Athens for the return of the sculpted marble pieces souvenired in the 19 |
| KEN | Jennings who was a team captain in the Jeopardy! All-Star Games |
| MELB | Former Spice Girl who was a team captain on Celebrity Juice (3,1) |
