| MARKJAMES | Golfer who won the 1979 and 1980 Irish Open (4,5) |
| TRACYAUSTIN | American tennis player who won the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens (5,6) |
| AUSTIN | Tracy ___, American tennis player who won singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens (6) |
| LARRY | Identify the first name of this West Indian cricketer of Portuguese descent who was part of the 1979 & 1983 World Cup squads. (5) |
| REGAZZONI | Clay ___, Swiss F1 motor racing driver who won the 1979 British GP (9) |
| BJORNBORG | Men's singles champion at Wimbledon in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 |
| GEOFFHUNT | Australian squash player; 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980 PSA World Championships winner (5,4) |
| ARMSTRONG | Which director's work includes the films My Brilliant Career (1979) and The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)? (9) |
| LEAHIRWIN | *U.S. Open winner in 1974, 1979 and 1990 |
| BRIANCLOUGH | Football manager who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest in 1979 and 1980 (5,6) |
| MOONRAKER | James Bond movie released in 1979 and starring Roger Moore (9) |
| ZOELLER | Fuzzy - American golfer who won the 1979 Masters on his first appearance in that event (7) |
| HUNT | Geoff ___, 1979 and 1980 World Open squash champion (4) |
| VIRGO | John ___, snooker player who won the 1979 UK Championship (5) |
| CLAY | . .... Regazzoni, F1 driver who won the 1979 British GP (4) |
| TERESA | Mother ___, Catholic nun who won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize (6) |
| CLAYREGAZZONI | Swiss Formula 1 driver who won the 1979 British Grand Prix (4,9) |
| CLOUGH | Brian, Nottingham Forest manager who oversaw two consecutive European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980 (6) |
| MCGOVERN | John ........ , Nottingham Forest 1979 and 1980 European Cup Finalwinning captain (8) |
| PIERRETRUDEAU | Prime Minister of Canada 1968-1979 and 1980-1984 (6,7) |