| 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) |
| 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 |
| TORME | Mel, big band singer and composer who died in 1999 (5) |
| ALFRAMSEY | Former England football team manager who died in 1999 (3,6) |
| GENE | Film critic Siskel who died in 1999 |
| ROD | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 (3,4) |
| MALENKOV | Georgi ___, Premier of the Soviet Union who briefly succeeded Joseph Stalin in 1953 (8) |
| PAPA | Marco, fatherly sounding 1980s privateer 500cc GP man who sadly died in 1999. (4) |
| SOLANKI | Who was the only player to make two 50+ scores in the Zimbabwe vs India T20I series? (7) |
| REFUSENIK | A person in the former Soviet Union who was denied permission to emigrate (9) |
| FLYHALF | Player in rugby union who wears the No. 10 shirt (3,4) |
