| LYDIATE | Ospreys flanker who played all three Tests of the 2013 Lions series (7) |
| TIPURIC | Justin -, Ospreys flanker who retired from international rugby in 2023 with 93 Wales caps |
| ZAK | This opening batter from England had a relatively poor series with the bat in the first three Tests of the ongoing series versus India. (3) |
| BACKO | First Aussie rugby league forward to score tries in all three Tests of Ashes series (5) |
| DUBLIN | Ireland's Jamie Heaslip had his commemorative watch from the 2013 Lions tour - - - later that year (6) |
| EDMONDS | Louis who played ALL MY CHILDREN'S Langley |
| NEPIA | George ___, legendary fullback who played all 32 games in the All Blacks' unbeaten 1924 tour of the UK (5) |
| JUREL | Who kept wickets for India after Rishabh Pant got injured in the fourth and fifth Tests of the Anderson-tendulkar trophy recently? (5) |
| TRIALS | Tests of the efficacy and safety of drugs before official approval for general use (6) |
| ALECGUINNESS | Actor who played all eight murder victims in Kind Hearts and Coronets (4,8) |
| AISH | 2013 Lions 12-across, at Fremantle in 2020, James ... (4) |
| BRANDON | Who made the highest score in an innings in the recently contested three-test series between West Indies and Australia? (7) |
| PIENAAR | Francois ___, flanker who led the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup |
| INKBLOT | Link adaptation about supporting film to good books - that's a test of the personality (7) |
| TIDIEST | Mr Amin enters test of the most shipshape (7) |
| WALTERS | Queensland family produced three Test-playing rugby league brothers (7) |
| OLLIVON | Charles ___, France and Toulon flanker who scored two tries in the 2020 Six Nations Championship win over England (7) |
| SOFTEST | Tests, of a kind that are the gentlest (7) |
| BREVETS | Long-distance bike rides as tests of endurance such as Audax events or randonnees (7) |
| ORDEALS | Severe tests of French in viva voce exams (7) |
