| DRJ | Nickname of the only MVP of both the ABA and the NBA: 2 wds. abbr. |
| ARG | The nickname of The Only Way Is Essex's James Argent (3) |
| BOE | Nets owner in the ABA & NBA |
| DORAG | Headwear banned by the NFL in 2001 and the NBA in 2005 |
| ELTON | Brand of Duke and the NBA |
| PISTONS | ...and the NBA team he played on there |
| LAMELOBALL | Hornets point guard who posted his first triple-double as a teenager in 2021 the youngest ever in the NBA: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELJORDAN | "His Airness" of the NBA: 2 wds. |
| SHAQUILLEONEAL | Lakers great who's an analyst for "Inside the NBA": 2 wds. |
| CHARLESBARKLEY | Suns great who's an analyst for "Inside the NBA": 2 wds. |
| DINAHWASHINGTON | Although known as "Queen of the Blues", she is an inductee of both the Rock & Roll and the Big Band & Jazz Hall of Fame: 2 wds |
| LES | Paul who's the only inductee of both the Rock & Roll and National Inventors halls of fame |
| CUTANDTHRUST | Lively exchange - or the use of both the edge and the point of a sword (3,3,6) |
| OAK | With leaves depicted on the logos of both the National Trust and the Woodland Trust, a deciduous acornbearing tree in the genus Quercus (3) |
| CHARLES | On screen, who is the only actor to be part of both the Magnificent Seven and the Dirty Dozen? (7,7) |
| BRONSON | On screen, who is the only actor to be part of both the Magnificent Seven and the Dirty Dozen? (7,7) |
| NORTHERNDANCER | Canadian racehorse, winner in 1964 of both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes: 2 wds. |
| NEGATED | Nullified the work of both the editor and the agent (7) |
| CHEEVERS | 'Cheesie,' who is a member of both the HHOF and the WHA Hall of Fame |
| VALENZUELA | 1981 winner of both the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards |
