| BORAT | Now-retired Sacha Baron Cohen character |
| ALI | ___ G, Sacha Baron Cohen character |
| ALIG | Sacha Baron Cohen character ... or an Arizona river flowing north? |
| GILA | Colorado feeder / Sacha Baron Cohen character |
| BRUNO | Sacha Baron Cohen character |
| ALIGN | Baron Cohen character new to line up |
| FAIRHEAD | Charlie _, iconic Casualty character, now retired from Holby City's ED (8) |
| SST | Boomer that's now retired |
| DRJ | Player whose number 6 jersey is now retired |
| PENNY | ___ Whiting - NZ sailing school founder who has now retired |
| SETH | _ Cohen, character from The O.C. (4) |
| KIM | ___ Milson, former International champ, now retired (3) |
| WOTAN | German god, now retired, receives thanks (5) |
| LYNAM | Des _, iconic sports' show anchor, now retired (5) |
| SSTS | Now-retired fast jets |
| ORR | Bruin whose #4 jersey is now retired |
| ABED | A teaching graduate, now retired (4) |
| PASTMASTER | Expert teacher, now retired (4,6) |
| LETTERMAN | Legendary US talk show host, now retired - David _ (9) |
| THORPE | Graham ___ : Stylish English batsman, now retired? (6) |
