| KHAN | Former Indian bowling great Zaheer who is the current MI Director of Cricket Operations |
| KUMBLE | Former Indian bowling great, he is now coach of the Punjab Kings in the 2021 IPL |
| SANGAKKARA | Former cricketer and batting great who is Director of Cricket for the Royals in 2021 |
| RIMINGTON | An ex-MIS Director General, who wrote the spy novel The Devil's Bargain (2022)? (9) |
| HANSON | "8 Mile" director |
| INDRINK | Well-oiled Indian bowling team (2,5) |
| SCOTLAND | Patricia ---, Baroness who is the current Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations (8) |
| FLEMING | Former CSK and NZ batsman who is the current coach of the CSK |
| LAXMAN | Former Indian batting great who is the current SRH batting coach |
| WEIR | Composer of King Harold's Saga and Armida who is the current Master of the Queen's Music; a low dam across a river; or, a kiddle (4) |
| MIKEL | _ Arteta, Spanish former footballer who is the current manager of Arsenal FC (5) |
| COSTA | Who is the current top goalscorer in the English Premier League? (5) |
| FARAH | Who is the current world and Olympic champion in the 5,000m and 10,000m? (5) |
| ELIUDKIPCHOGE | Kenyan long-distance runner who is the current world record holder for the marathon (5,8) |
| EDWARD | British prince who is the current Duke of Edinburgh (6) |
| POLLOCK | South African all rounder and bowling great. He was MI captain for part of the 2008 IPL, and their coach for the 2009 IPL. |
| TORI | John who is the current Mayor of Toronto |
| DILIP | Who is the current president of Hockey India? (5) |
| NADAL | Who is the current world number one in men's tennis? (5) |
| DUSTIN | _ Johnson, US golfer who is the current World No1 (6) |
