| KOBE | LeBron said he was "definitely the best player in the NBA" |
| HINDMOST | Deer Tom's treated was definitely the last (8) |
| MEGANRAPINOE | She won the Golden Ball earlier this month as the best player in the 2019 Women's World Cup |
| OLIVERKAHN | German goalkeeper who won the Golden Ball as the best player in the 2002 World Cup |
| THEGOAT | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| SALAH | Egyptian-born forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is the captain of the Egyptian national team. (6) |
| STEEL | Annual award given to the best player in Super League (3,2,5) |
| MANOF | Annual award given to the best player in Super League (3,2,5) |
| JAMES | Who won the best player of the tournament award in the Copa America 2024? (5) |
| MESSI | Lionel who was named the best player of the 2022 World Cup |
| KOLBE | Springbok rated as the world's 18th best player in our Jan 2022 issue (5) |
| BUDPOWELL | Miles Davis said he was "the best there was of all the bebop piano players" |
| MANOFTHEMATCH | Best player in game (3,2,3,5) |
| CREAMTEA | The best players didn't finish meal in the afternoon |
| CHAMPION | The best player is a defender (8) |
| BAGPIPEDREAMS | Fantasies about being the best player of a Scottish instrument? |
| EMFORSTER | Edwardian novelist who said he was only able to write about "three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be" |
| MAESTRI | Best players in various teams Irish backed (7) |
| ALI | He said he was the greatest, and many agree |
| SMAN | Best bench player, in the NBA |
