| PETERMAY | Former Surrey and England captain who was Chairman of the England cricket selectors from 1982 to 1989 |
| JEEPS | Dickie ___, former England captain who was president of the Rugby Football Union in 1976-77 (5) |
| GRAHAMGOOCH | Essex and England captain who scored 333 against India in 1990 |
| DEXTER | Murderous Ted? Chairman of England Selectors from 1989 to 1993 (6) |
| GRAHAMTHORPE | Former Surrey and England cricketer who played exactly 100 Test matches |
| THORPE | Graham ......, former Surrey and England batsman (6) |
| ARNOLD | Geoff ...... , former Surrey and England Test cricketer nicknamed Horse (6) |
| BOTHAM | Ian ---, former England captain who scored 5,200 runs and took 383 wickets in Test cricket (6) |
| BRADLEY | Omar -, US Army general who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-53 (7) |
| COE | Double Olympic gold middle-distance runner who was chairman of the British Olympic Association from 2012-16 (3) |
| TOWER | John, US politician who was chairman of the Armed Services Committee 1981-83 (5) |
| YASSERARAFAT | Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the PLO (6,6) |
| LOCKWOOD | Sir Joseph, industrialist who was chairman of EMI during the Beatles' career (8) |
| JAVIER | Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991 (6) |
| NASSERHUSSAIN | Captain of the England cricket team for 45 Test matches from 1999 to 2003 |
| PEREZDECUELLAR | Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991 (5,2,7) |
| EWING | Maria, mezzo-soprano who was married to the director Peter Hall from 1982 to 1990 (5) |
| GOWER | David - - -, captain of the England cricket team during the 1985 Ashes series (5) |
| BAZBALL | Informal term for the style of play of the England cricket team under Brendon McCullum |
| DAVID | Captain of the England cricket team during the 1985 Ashes series (5,5) |
