| MICHAELCAMPBELL | NZ's 2005 US Open golf champion (7,8) |
| CAMPBELL | Michael ___, golfer who won the 2005 US Open Championship (8) |
| WOODS | Tiger ___, golfer who won the 2005 US Masters (5) |
| SATAN | Christina's father in 2005 US series Point Pleasant (5) |
| EBERHART | Richard ___ (1904-2005), US poet (8) |
| DEBS | 2005 US cult film with supervillain Lucy Diamond (4) |
| TIAGOMONTEIRO | Third place in the controversial 2005 US Grand Prix made ____ the only Portuguese Formula One driver with a podium finish |
| ULMER | NZ's 2004 Olympic pursuit cycling champion, Sarah ... (5) |
| TED | NZ's only Olympic boxing champion, - Morgan (3) |
| LEWIS | NZs first Wimbledon men's singles finalist of modern era (5) |
| WALKER | NZ's 1976 Olympic 1500m champion, John ...(6) |
| BOULT | 2015 World Cup's top wicket taker, NZ's Trent ... (5) |
| KOREA | NZ's seventh-largest trading partner (5) |
| HENRY | NZ's 20th Governor General, Sir ___ Mateparae (5) |
| NEVIS | River near Queenstown where NZ's highest bungy jump operates (5) |
| PAL | Scottish equivalent of NZ's 'mate' (3) |
| ARAMOANA | Scene of NZ's worst mass killing (8) |
| SHORTLAND | NZ's longest running soap, since 1992, ... Street (9) |
| VANDYK | World's most capped netballer, NZ's Irene ... ... (3,3) |
| VECTOR | Company, established 1999, which is NZ's largest electricity supplier (6) |
