| CANTONA | Retired French footballer, turned actor (7) |
| ERICCANTONA | French footballer turned actor (4,7) |
| ERIC | Msr Cantona, retired French footballer-turnedactor (4) |
| BURTREYNOLDS | Footballer-turned-actor |
| VINNIE | ___ Jones, footballer turned actor (6) |
| PATRICE | Retired French national player and captain of Man United, _ Evra (7) |
| DEMBELE | French footballer, Barcelona forward: Masour Ousmane... (7) |
| PLATINI | Michel ___; French footballer and manager (7) |
| BENZEMA | French footballer awarded the Ballon d'Or on 17 October, 2022 (5,7) |
| LAURENT | - Blanc, French footballer who managed Paris Saint-Germain from 2013 to 2016 (7) |
| THIERRY | _ Henry, French footballer who played for Arsenal from 1999-2007 (7) |
| NZOGBIA | Charles ___, French footballer who played for Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa in the Premier League, having begun his career at "23" |
| HORDERN | Teacher turned actor remembered for Shakespearean roles, parts in many films and as the voice of Paddington Bear and of Badger in The Wind in the Willows (7) |
| ICECUBE | *N.W.A. songwriter turned actor |
| LLCOOLJ | Rapper-turned-actor in "NCIS: Los Angeles" |
| ENGLISH | Singer turned actor who starred in Aussie miniseries Against the Wind (Jon -------) |
| ALESI | Jean ....., retired French F1 driver (5) |
| GIDE | English appreciate retired French writer |
| CORINE | Retired French soccer player ___ Franco |
| ORCA | Retired French president uncovered killer at sea (4) |
