| HOON | Geoffrey -, Labour MP for Ashfield from 1992-2010; 1999-2005 Secretary of State for Defence (4) |
| NOTT | Sir John ___, secretary of state for defence at the time of the Falklands war (4) |
| LIAMFOX | Secretary of State for Defence from 2010-11 and Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016-19 (4,3) |
| ZUMA | Jacob, Deputy President of South Africa 1999-2005 (4) |
| MACE | Character played by Samuel L. Jackson in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005) (4) |
| BROWNE | Des ?, Labour MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997-2010; Secretary of State for Defence from 2006-08 |
| GEOFFHOON | British Labour Secretary of State for Defence 1999-2005 (5,4) |
| BOBAINSWORTH | 1992-2015 Labour MP for Coventry North East; 2009-10 Secretary of State for Defence |
| AINSWORTH | Bob ?, 1992-2015 Labour MP for Coventry North East; 2009-10 Secretary of State for Defence |
| DESBROWNE | Former MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun; Secretary of State for Defence from 2006-08 (3,6) |
| DENTON | Fictional setting of the David Jason detective series A Touch of Frost (1992-2010) |
| PENNYMORDAUNT | MP and the first-ever female secretary of state for defence (5,8) |
| POPPINS | Statue in Ashfield Park of a character created by P. L. Travers (4,7) |
| BRETT | Name atop the NFL's most consecutive games started list (for 1992-2010) |
| MALL | One of the 1 across in the inner west, Ashfield .... (4) |
| QUONGTART | In Hercules St, Ashfield, there is a bust of local resident Mei ..... .... (1850-1903) |
| ARMSTRONG | Lance -, cyclist who won the Tour de France from 1999-2005 before disqualification for doping offenc |
| GRANTSHAPPS | Secretary of State for Defence, since August 2023, who has used the names Michael Green, Corinne Stockheath and Sebastian Fox (5,6) |
| HEARTBEAT | UK police drama (1992-2010) |
| ASTAFJEVS | Vitalijs ......... , 1992-2010 Latvia and 2000-03 Bristol Rovers midfielder (9) |
