| CARLAW | Former Long-time New Zealand rugby league headquarters, -- Park (6) |
| SCOTTISH | Manawatu ___, seven-time New Zealand pipe band champions (8) |
| 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) |
| UPTON | English Premier League club West Ham's former long-time home, - Park (5) |
| PAUL | 1995-2001 New Zealand rugby league and 2002-2004 England rugby union centre (5,4) |
| HENRY | 1995-2001 New Zealand rugby league and 2002-2004 England rugby union centre (5,4) |
| DANE | .. O'Hara, Hill, Auckland and New Zealand rugby league winger (4) |
| WARRIORS | New Zealand rugby league team (8) |
| 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) |
