| HIDEKIIRABU | Japanese pitcher formerly with the Yankees |
| MENDES | Formerly with the Donmar Warehouse, an Academy Award-winning director of films including Road to Perdition, Skyfall and the forthcoming 1917 (6) |
| BENEKING | Formerly with The Drifters, he had a No 1 hit with "Stand By Me" (3-1-4) |
| EWEN | Singer formerly with the Sugababes, Jade - - - (4) |
| ORBITGUM | Product formerly with the "fabulous" spokesperson Vanessa Branch |
| SOMERVILLE | Jimmy ___, singer formerly with the Communards (10) |
| KEITHJARRETT | Pennsylvania-born jazz pianist formerly with the Charles Lloyd Quartet (5,7) |
| RAYMONDFELTON | Dallas Mavericks point guard (formerly with the Knicks) born June 26, 1984: 2 wds. |
| JOSEJUANBAREA | Dallas Mavericks point guard (formerly with the Timberwolves) born June 26, 1984: 3 wds. |
| DERONWILLIAMS | Dallas Mavericks point guard (formerly with the Nets) born June 26, 1984: 2 wds. |
| GWENSTEFANI | American singer songwriter formerly with the band No Doubt (4,7) |
| JARRETT | Keith, Pennsylvaniaborn jazz pianist formerly with the Charles Lloyd Quartet (7) |
| YUDARVISH | Five-time All-Star who's the first Japanese pitcher with 2,000 strikeouts in Major League Baseball |
| NOMO | Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" |
| GERRITCOLE | Pitcher who signed a $324 million contract with the Yankees in 2019: 2 wds. |
| METS | Team that shares a city with the Yankees |
| TINO | Martinez who won four World Series with the Yankees |
| IRABU | Hideki who won two titles with the Yankees |
| LOU | Baseball legend Gehrig who spent his whole career with the Yankees |
| TEAMMATE | Derek Jeter to Mariano Rivera for 19 years with the Yankees |