| RENELACOSTE | French tennis player who was nicknamed 'the Crocodile' |
| RENE | - Lacoste. French tennis player nicknamed 'The Crocodile' who founded a sportswear brand in the 1930s (4) |
| TYRUS | Full first name of the baseball player who was nicknamed "The Georgia Peach" |
| BRISTOW | Darts player who was nicknamed 'The Crafty Cockney', Eric - (7) |
| BARTOLI | Marion, French tennis player who won the 2013 Wimbledon women's singles title (7) |
| HENRILECONTE | French tennis player who reached the semifinals of Celebrity Masterchef in 2017 (5.7) |
| SUZANNELENGLEN | French tennis player who won six Wimbledon singles titles (7,7) |
| CEDRIC | ___ Pioline, French tennis player who made two Grand Slam singles finals (6) |
| WILLIEMAYS | American former baseball player who was nicknamed The Say Hey Kid (6,4) |
| LOUGEHRIG | 20th-century American baseball player who was nicknamed "the Iron Horse" (3,6) |
| IRWIN | Steve -; late zookeeper and television presenter nicknamed the Crocodile Hunter (5) |
| STEVE | _ Irwin, late wildlife expert nicknamed the Crocodile Hunter (5) |
| ENOS | ___ Slaughter baseball player who was nicknamed Country |
| THORNE | Willie ___, snooker player who was nicknamed "Mr Maximum" |
| COLINMEADS | Former All Blacks player who was nicknamed Pinetree |
| JEANBOROTRA | French tennis player, one of the "Four Musketeers," who fought in the Battle for Castle Itter in World War II (4,7) |
| REGGIEJACKSON | Former New York Yankees player who was nicknamed Mr. October for his postseason clutch hitting: 2 wds. |
| LACOSTE | Fashion company whose green crocodile logo is derived from the nickname of its founder, a French tennis player (7) |
| TOMSEAVER | Former NY Mets' legendary pitcher who was nicknamed The Franchise and was part of the 1969 World Series team: 2 wds. |
| MIKE | Former NY Mets' legendary catcher Piazza who was nicknamed The Pizza Man and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 |
