| BOWE | Monaghan-born Irish rugby international. (4) |
| ZEBO | Simon ___, Irish rugby international (4) |
| JAMIEHEASLIP | Which current Irish rugby international was born in Israel? (5,7) |
| CARR | Surname shared by comedian Alan and former Ireland rugby international Nigel. (4) |
| PUSP | This Latvian-born Irish rower is a current world champion. (7) |
| CLAW | The ___: nickname of former Irish rugby star Peter Clohessy. (4) |
| IRIS | Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance initially provides the answer (4) |
| GONE | 2007 crime drama film starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan (4,4,4) |
| LION | British and Irish rugby player identifies ventriloquist Terry Hall's Lenny (4) |
| RORY | ____ Best, hooker who captained the Irish rugby union team from 2016 to 2019 (4) |
| MOOD | Character on the periphery of Monaghan neighbourhood (4) |
| MADE | Rom-com with Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, ___ of Honour (4) |
| IAIN | - - - Monaghan, Scot coaching the Hong Kong women's sevens team (4) |
| LOST | Dominic Monaghan TV show |
| TESS | Detective Monaghan in Laura Lippman novels |
| DONNBYRNE | Brian Oswald -, New York-born Irish author of novels Messer Marco Polo and The Wind Bloweth (4-5) |
| DEVALERA | New York-born Irish president (2,6) |
| EDGEWORTH | Maria ___, English-born Irish writer (9) |
| RORYBEST | Irish rugby captain (4,4) |
| HAYDENSMITH | Australian-born US rugby international who had two spells at Saracens, 2008?12 and 2014?16 |
