| CALZAGHE | Joe, The Italian Dragon, Welsh former boxer (8) |
| JOECALZAGHE | Welsh former boxer (3,8) |
| ABERDARE | Welsh (former coal-mining) town (8) |
| QUINNELL | Scott ........, Welsh former dual-code rugby union and rugby league player (8) |
| SAUNDERS | Dean, Welsh former striker for Liverpool and Aston Villa FC (8) |
| IDEALIST | Person hard to satisfy that is boxing former boxer (8) |
| PACQUAIO | Manny, Filipino former boxer who was world champion in eight different weight divisions (8) |
| MARCIANO | Former boxer hurt Scotsman in company |
| COLINJACKSON | Welsh former hurdler who twice came third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards (5,7) |
| RYANJONES | Welsh former Ospreys Number 8 (4,5) |
| NICOLE | Welsh former road bicycle racer and 2008 Olympic gold medallist, _ Cooke (6) |
| RHONDDA | Welsh former coal-mining valley |
| GARETH | ___ Thomas, Welsh former rugby union and league player nicknamed Alfie (6) |
| THOMAS | Iwan, Welsh former 400 metres runner born in 1974 (6) |
| YORATH | Terry, Welsh former midfielder and international manager born in 1950 (6) |
| GAVIN | ..... Henson, Welsh former Rugby Union player (5) |
| NAVIDI | Josh ___, Welsh former rugby union player who played for Cardiff (6) |
| COLIN | Welsh former hurdler, - - - Jackson |
| PUBLIC | Joe - - -, 'the man on the street' |
| RYAN | ___ Giggs Welsh former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for Manchester United |
