| ALI | Oman goalie and captain, who played for Wigan and Reading (3,2-5) |
| ALHABSI | Oman goalie and captain, who played for Wigan and Reading (3,2-5) |
| LISANANDY | MP for Wigan and former shadow foreign secretary |
| KANHAI | Rohan ___, West Indian cricket captain who played for Warwickshire (6) |
| BERNIEPARENT | Flyers goalie and first back-to-back winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (1974-1975): 2 wds. |
| BARKEEPER | His job in America is to maintain 11 down presumably over the goalie and behind the last defender (9 |
| WILLIAMSON | Kiwi batsman and captain who took over the SRH captaincy midway through IPL 2021 |
| TOMMYBURNS | Footballer who managed Kilmarnock, Celtic and Reading in the 1990s (5,5) |
| SCOTT | ___ Quinnell, Wales forward who also played rugby league for Wigan (5) |
| IMARI | Essex captain who played three Tests for England, Ronnie ... (5) |
| IRENE | Ex-South Africa netball captain who played 145 games for NZ, ... Van Dyk (5) |
| GRAVENEY | Tom ........ , 1959-60 Gloucestershire CCC and 1968-70 Worcestershire CCC captain who played in 79 Tests for England between 1951-69 (8) |
| WYNJONES | Alun, Welsh rugby union lock and captain who is the alltime most-capped player (3,5) |
| BILLYBOSTON | Welsh rugby league player who scored a career total of 560 tries, 482 for Wigan (5,6) |
| CASILLAS | Spanish goalkeeper and captain who led them to back-to-back Euro titles in 2008 and 2012 |
| WHINERAY | Long-time All Blacks captain who played 77 matches from 1957-1965 (8) |
| SHINS | Protected body parts for goalies and baseball catchers |
| JOHN | Sussex wicketkeeper/batter and captain who made an unbeaten 205 against Leicestershire in the 2024 County Championship at Grace Road (4) |
| SIMPSON | Sussex wicketkeeper/batter and captain who made an unbeaten 205 against Leicestershire in the 2024 County Championship at Grace Road (7) |
| KEVIN | Rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helens (5,3) |
