| MAIALUMSDEN | From Bearsden, she was a 65ac quarter-finalist in 2023 (4,7) |
| JAMIEMURRAY | Scot who's twice been a 65ac champion (5,6) |
| NORTH | ..... Korea, FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists in 1966 (5) |
| CAMEROON | First African team to be FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists, in 1990 (8) |
| GORDON | And 45ac Scot who's been a 65ac champion seven times (6) |
| AMY | Ms Walsh, Emmerdale actress who was a Celebrity MasterChef finalist in 2023 (3) |
| LUCA | First name Mr Bish, the former Love Islander who was a Celebrity MasterChef finalist in 2023 (4) |
| SIMPSON | Charlie ___, finalist in 2023/24 Feeder Rod Champs (7) |
| STEF | First name of Paralympian Ms Reid, semi-finalist on MasterChef in 2018 and quarter-finalist on Dancing on Ice in 2022 (4) |
| BRANSON | Entrepreneur managed in this way in confines of Bearsden (7) |
| MINCHIN | Surname of Louise who was a co-host on BBC One's Breakfast from 2006 until 2021 and was a MasterChef finalist in 2016 (7) |
| DENY | In Bearsden yesterday to say it isn't true (4) |
| NEDS | Scottish hooligans brought up in Bearsden (4) |
| EASE | Select prime locations in Bearsden for facility (4) |
| ULRIKA | First name of Ms Jonsson who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2009 and was a finalist in Celebrity MasterChef in 2017 (6) |
| MCKENNA | Surname of Megan who won The X Factor. Celebrity in 2019 and was a finalist in Celebrity MasterChef in 2021 (7) |
| UMANA | Michael ___, Costa Rica 2014 World Cup quarter-finalist (5) |
| TESTUD | Sandrine ?, 1997 US Open and 1998 Australian Open singles tennis championship quarter-finalist |
| ROBREDO | Spanish tennis player, five-time French Open quarter finalist, Tommy ... (7) |
| BACHA | Selma ..... , Lyon defender; France 2024 Olympics women's football tournament quarter-finalist against Brazil (5) |