| SNEAD | Sam, U.S. golfer born in 1912 nicknamed The Slammer and noted for his straw hat and folksy humour (5) |
| ANYBODYDOWNHOME | "Are none of you rural and folksy?" |
| RAIMI | Sam, U.S. director who directed The Evil Dead (5) |
| JOHNDALY | U.S. golfer born in 1966 noted for his driving distance off the tee (4,4) |
| TIGERWOODS | U.S. golfer born in 1975 who has won the British Open three times (5,5) |
| BOBBYDAVRO | Actor and comedian born Robert Nankeville in 1958 and noted for his pantomime appearances (5,5) |
| PAYNE | ____ Stewart, U.S. golfer born in 1957 who won three majors (5) |
| JESSOP | Gilbert, cricketer born in 1874 nicknamed The Croucher and noted for his fast batting (6) |
| WATSON | Tom, U.S. golfer born in 1949 who won eight major championships (6) |
| HOMA | Max, U.S. golfer born in 1990 (4) |
| FILIPINO | Nationality of Jose Rizal, born in 1861 and noted for his writing and scholarship (8) |
| RUBENS | Peter Paul, Flemish artist born in 1577 and noted for his sensuous Baroque paintings (6) |
| ASTI | Neighbouring the tartufo bianco (white truffle) region Alba and noted for sparkling wine, the "city of 100 towers" in the heart of Piedmont (4) |
| AMANDAOWEN | Real name of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, born in 1974 and noted for her books and TV work (6,4) |
| CLAIR | Director of films including The Italian Straw Hat and the 1945 adaptation of And Then There Were None (5) |
| KATYDIDS | Large longhorn grasshoppers found in the U.S. and noted for their rasping sounds (8) |
| ANNING | Mary, English palaeontologist born in 1799 and noted for finding fossils on the Dorset coast (6) |
| MONA | Acronym for Hobart's art museum, created by a local businessman and noted for its themes of sex and death (4) |
| ADAMSCOTT | Australian golfer born in 1980 who won the 2013 U.S. Masters (4,5) |
| ANITA | ____ Rani, English broadcaster born in 1977 and noted for her presenting on Countryfile (5) |
