| CAMPBELL | Michael -, golfer who won the 2005 US Open Championship (8) |
| WOODS | Tiger ___, golfer who won the 2005 US Masters (5) |
| JOSHROSS | Who won the 2005 Stawell Gift (4,4) |
| EBERHART | Richard ___ (1904-2005), US poet (8) |
| WHITESOX | Baseball team that won the 2005 World Series (7,5,3) |
| FASTH | Swedish golfer who won the 2005 New Zealand Open (6,5) |
| NICLAS | Swedish golfer who won the 2005 New Zealand Open (6,5) |
| BRADFAXON | Golfer who won the 2005 Buick Championship (4,5) |
| DODD | Stephen ___, golfer who won the 2005 Nissan Irish Open (4) |
| FAXON | Brad ?, golfer who won the 2005 Buick Championship (5) |
| TIGERWOODS | US golfer who won the 2005 Masters Tournament (5,5) |
| REMESY | Jean-Francois, golfer who won the 2005 Open de France (6) |
| BROWNE | Olin ..., golfer who won the 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts (6) |
| OHAIR | Sean .' .... , US golfer who won the 2005 John Deere Classic (1'4) |
| MICHAELCAMPBELL | Kiwi 2005 US Open golf champion (7,8) |
| MARKHENSBY | Australian golfer who won the 2005 Scandinavian Masters (4,6) |
| MURPHY | Shaun _, English snooker player who won the 2005 world championship (6) |
| SHAUN | ____ Murphy, English snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship (5) |
| HAROLDPINTER | British author of "The Birthday Party" who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature: 2 wds. |
| REESE | Actress who won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Walk the Line, _ Witherspoon (5) |