| JOE | Middleweight boxer who dated his Strictly partner Kristina Rihanoff (3,8) |
| CALZAGHE | Middleweight boxer who dated his Strictly partner Kristina Rihanoff (3,8) |
| JIMI | Former actor who married his Strictly partner Flavia, _ Mistry (4) |
| KRISTINA | Professional dancer, _ Rihanoff (8) |
| MCEWAN | Craig - Super Middleweight boxer who lost his first pro fight in March 2011 against Andy Lee (6) |
| HECHT | Gerhard ....., German middleweight boxer who fought Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951 (5) |
| HARDY | He has dated his Casualty colleague Alicia Munroe (5,5) |
| ETHAN | & 19D He has dated his Casualty colleague Alicia Munroe (5,5) |
| HARRYSTYLES | Watermelon Sugar singer who dated Taylor Swift in 2012: 2 wds. |
| MISTRY | Jimi _, actor married to his former Strictly partner Flavia Cacace (6) |
| SAMHICKEY | Middleweight boxer from Dundee who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (3,6) |
| OGOGO | Anthony _, wrestler who was once a middleweight boxer (5) |
| OTIMABUSE | See picture clue: Bill Bailey's Strictly partner (3,6) |
| GEMMA | Actress engaged to her Strictly partner Gorka Marquez, _ Atkinson (5) |
| HAGLER | Marvin, American middleweight boxer nicknamed "Marvelous" (6) |
| ALANMINTER | British middleweight boxer, undisputed 1980 world champion (4,6) |
| HURRICANECARTER | Middleweight boxer wrongfully convicted of murder in '67, overturned in '85 |
| EUBANK | Chris, British former super middleweight boxer nicknamed Simply the Best (6) |
| BETHAM | Former champion Kiwi middleweight boxer, Monty - (6) |
| BENN | Nigel _, English former middleweight boxer nicknamed 'The Dark Destroyer' (4) |