| MONICASELES | Left-handed tennis player who won the last of her nine Grand Slam titles in 1996: 2 wds. |
| JIMMYCONNORS | Left-handed tennis player from the US who won eight Grand Slam singles titles: 2 wds. |
| JOHNMCENROE | Left-handed tennis player from the US who won seven Grand Slam singles titles: 2 wds. |
| RAFAELNADAL | Left-handed tennis player from Spain who has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles: 2 wds. |
| CAMERONDIAZ | Actress who's ending her nine-year retirement in 2023 with a movie titled "Back in Action" |
| STEADFAST | Resolute daughter to refuse to eat, with chopped meat in front of her (9) |
| AFTERDECK | The pack follows behind Queen Elizabeth, and therefore see only a part of her (9) |
| KRAJICEK | Richard ---, Dutch winner of the Wimbledon men's singles title in 1996 |
| KNOCKOUTPUNCH | Holyfield landed one for the title in 1996 |
| ENSHRINE | Set down her nine changes about society |
| FRANKIEBROWN | Defender who won the last of her 96 caps for the Scotland women's football team in a 1-0 win over Denmark in 2019 |
| AARONSPELLING | "The Love Boat" producer who was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1996: 2 wds. |
| UNDERWOOD | Rory, England rugby union player who won the last of his 85 caps against Ireland in 1996 (9) |
| BUDGE | Don ___, US tennis player who was the first to win the four Grand Slam titles in one year (1938) (5) |
| CORAZONAQUINO | Former Philippine president who received the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding in 1996: 2 wds. |
| JOSEFELICIANO | Feliz Navidad singer who received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996: 2 wds. |
| TARAVANDERVEER | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1996: 2 wds. |
| ANDYHADEN | New Zealand rugby union player who won the last of his 41 caps against Argentina in 1985 (4,5) |
| RORYUNDERWOOD | England rugby union winger who won the last of his 85 caps against Ireland in 1996 (4,9) |
| EVERT | Chris ..... , tennis player who won eighteen Grand Slam titles in her career (5) |
