| CARLAW | Former Long-time New Zealand rugby league headquarters, -- Park (6) |
| PETERARNO | Long-time "New Yorker" cartoonist |
| ALICIA | Former long-time leading Australian women's tennis player, - - Molik (6) |
| LILLEY | Former long-standing Herts MP Village (6) |
| SQUARE | Times ---, New York New Year's Eve location (6) |
| SCHOOL | Angling Times' new series on how to improve tactics etc. (6,6) |
| SKILLS | Angling Times' new series on how to improve tactics etc. (6,6) |
| ASOTASI | Roy ?, former Warrington Wolves and New Zealand rugby league prop (7) |
| DANE | .. O'Hara, Hill, Auckland and New Zealand rugby league winger (4) |
| SERIFS | What Times New Roman has that Helvetica doesn't |
| NR | Former long-time St Kilda AFL captain, initials (2) |
| DON | Former long-time Australian head swim coach, -- Talbot (3) |
| ALI | Former long-time South African cricket supremo, -- Bacher (3) |
| KA | Former long-time Manly and ARL supremo, initials (2) |
| SUSIE | Former long-time leading Kiwi squash/Olympics administrator, - Simcock (5) |
| LOU | Former long-time leading Aussie Test cricket umpire, -- Rowan (3) |
| EDDO | Former long-time Zimbabwean allrounder, - Brandis (4) |
| CAIRO | Site of the Arab League headquarters |
| EASTERN | ___ Standard Time (New York's time zone) (7) |
| TUNIS | Arab League headquarters, 1979-89 |