| GOOSEN | South African, last winner here in 2004 |
| RETIEF | South African, last winner here in 2004 |
| TOMHANKS | Last winner of acting Oscars in two consecutive years |
| PAULBURRELL | Former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales who took part in I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here in 2004 (4,7) |
| SCOTLAND | Last winners, in 1999, of the Five Nations Championship; 2004, 2007, 2012 and 2015 Six Nations wooden spoon recipients (8) |
| HEISENBERG | Nobel prize-winner here begins novel |
| VICTORIACROSS | Medal winner here (8,5) |
| PODIUM | Winner here, champ ultimately surmounting great dislike |
| FLOWERSHOW | The prize-winners here must be blooming good! (6,4) |
| TIE | There are no winners here |
| LIGHT | North ....., Derby winner in 2004 (5) |
| BOARD | Ouija ....., Oaks winner in 2004 (5) |
| NIGHY | Bill, winner of a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA in 2004 (5) |
| ALFIE | Michael Caine in 1966 or Jude Law in 2004 (5) |
| OUIJA | Board, winner of the Oaks in 2004 (5) |
| NATASHA | ___ Kaplinsky, Strictly's first series winner in 2004 (7) |
| MEALING | Plays Connie Beauchamp in Casualty, having debuted in 2004, Amanda ------- (7) |
| CUBS | Chicago MLB team that Greg Maddux rejoined in 2004 after leaving in 1992 |
| NEL | South Africa Test cricketer who took 5-87 against West Indies at Cape Town in 2004 (3) |
| CYCLING | Sport in which NZ has won one Olympic gold medal, in 2004 (7) |