| NKOMO | Joshua ?, founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union who died in 1999 |
| SITHOLE | Ndabaningi ?, founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union who died in 2000 (7) |
| HULL | Rod ___, entertainer who died in 1999, associated with the puppet Emu (4) |
| ERNIEWISE | Comedy partner of Eric Morecambe who died in 1999 |
| WISE | Comedy partner of Eric Morecambe who died in 1999 (5,4) |
| ERNIE | Comedy partner of Eric Morecambe who died in 1999 (5,4) |
| RODHULL | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 |
| MELTORME | Big band singer and composer nicknamed The Velvet Fog who died in 1999 (3,5) |
| SUGAR | Alan ?, founder of the company Amstrad; star of BBC TV show The Apprentice (5) |
| CADILLAC | Antoine de la Mothe ?, founder of the settlement that became the US city of Detroit, Michigan (8) |
| BILL | Voice of rugby union who died in 2010 (4,7) |
| MCLAREN | Voice of rugby union who died in 2010 (4,7) |
| MENUHIN | Yehudi ?, New York City-born violinist who died in 1999 |
| ALFRAMSEY | Former England football team manager who died in 1999 (3,6) |
| TORME | Mel, big band singer and composer who died in 1999 (5) |
| RAFFLES | Thomas Stamford ?, founder of the city of Singapore (7) |
| BUTHELEZI | Mangosouthu ?, founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party in South Africa (9) |
| GENE | Film critic Siskel who died in 1999 |
| ROD | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 (3,4) |
| EDDY | Mary Baker ?, founder of the Christian Science movement (4) |
