| MENINGA | Mal -, Australia Rugby League World Cup Final winner as player in 1992 and coach in 2017 and 2021 |
| STOMP | Do bad thing as player in early jazz composition (5) |
| RHOMBUS | Gypsy keeps horse and coach in shape (7) |
| ANDREAGASSI | American tennis star who became 30-Across's coach in 2017: 2 wds. |
| ZAGALLO | Mario ___, Brazil FIFA World Cup Final winner as both player and coach (7) |
| MARIO | Brazil FIFA World Cup final winner as both player and coach (5) |
| MALMENINGA | Captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side (3,7) |
| MAL | Captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side (3,7) |
| FIEN | Nathan -, Australia-born New Zealand half back; 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final winner (4) |
| MARKSELBY | Winner of the World Snooker Championship in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021 (4,5) |
| ASTRO | N.L. pennant winner in 2005 and A.L. pennant winner in 2017 and 2019 |
| MYLES | Former Australia rugby league player married to actress Tessa James (5) |
| NATE | Former Australia rugby league player married to actress Tessa James (4) |
| SUNCORP | ___ Stadium, sponsored name for Lang Park, the Brisbane venue for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final |
| SELBY | Mark ....., 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021 World Snooker Championship winner (5) |
| GREY | Nathan ___, 1998-2003 Wallabies centre; Tokyo Sungoliath assistant coach and former Australia rugby union Under-20s head coach (4) |
| FRANZBECKENBAUER | German footballer who won the World Cup as player and manager |
| ENGLAND | 1995 Rugby League World Cup Final runners-up (7) |
| RILEY | Pat with a combined nine N.B.A. titles as player, coach, and executive |
| RACHELSTEVENS | Former member of S Club 7 who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2017 and Dancing On Ice in 2022 (6,7) |
