| EALES | John ___, rugby union player who captained Australia a record 55 times |
| CRICKETWORLDCUP | International sporting event won by Australia a record six times |
| GAVINHASTINGS | Rugby union player who captained Scotland 20 times |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John ---, ex-Ireland rugby union player who captained the British and Irish Lions side in South Africa in 1974 (7) |
| TDS | Peyton Manning threw a record 55 of these in 2013: Abbr. |
| WILTCHAMBERLAIN | He got a record 55 rebounds in one NBA game |
| SMIT | John ___, rugby union player whose 2000 South Africa Test debut was against Canada (4) |
| OTI | Chris ___, rugby union player who scored a hat-trick for England in a 35-3 Test win over Ireland in |
| ITOJE | Maro ___, rugby union player who plays as a lock for Saracens and England (5) |
| FODEN | Ben _, rugby union player who currently plays for Rugby United New York (5) |
| SKELTON | Will, La Rochelle lock who captained Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup (7) |
| CLARKE | Michael ___, cricketer who captained Australia to a World Cup win in 2015 (6) |
| KOLISI | Siya _, rugby union player who currently captains the South Africa national team (6) |
| AFOA | John ___, rugby union prop whose 2005 All Blacks Test debut was against Ireland (4) |
| YAPP | John ___, rugby union prop; 2005 Wales Test debutant against England (4) |
| OLVER | John ___, rugby union hooker; 1990 England Test debutant against Argentina (5) |
| MARSH | Who captained Australia to the 1999 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup title? |
| DRUM | A revolving cylinder in a washer; a barrel for oil; a house; a tympanum for signalling; or, by extension, in Australia, a piece of information (4) |
| ROGERUTTLEY | England rugby player who captained England five times in the 1970s (5,6) |
| MARTIN | ___ Johnson former English rugby player who captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup |
