| GEORGETAKEI | Star Trek actor who came out of the closet in 2005 at age 68: 2 wds. |
| DICKSARGENT | Bewitched actor who came out of the closet in 1991 at age 61: 2 wds. |
| HOLLANDTAYLOR | Two and a Half Men actress who came out of the closet in 2015 at age 72: 2 wds. |
| DOUGFLUTIE | Quarterback who was a starter with the San Diego Chargers in 2005 at age 42: 2 wds. |
| JOHNNYCASH | He released the album "American III: Solitary Man" in 2000 -- at age 68 |
| ACDC | These hard-rocking Aussies (average age: 68) got three nominations |
| COAST | BBC TV series which started in 2005, at the White Cliffs of Dover |
| FROG | Northern pool ..., rare amphibian that was reintroduced to England in 2005 at a secret Norfolk location (4) |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | Rumble in the Jungle boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELPHELPS | US swimmer who came out of retirement in 2014 to swim at the Rio Olympics: 2 wds. |
| MARSHAWNLYNCH | Beast Mode running back who came out of retirement in 2017 to play for the Oakland Raiders: 2 wds. |
| TIMRUSS | Star Trek actor who plays the Vulcan Tuvok in the series Voyager (1995-2001) and Picard (2023) (3,4) |
| SHATNER | William, ex-Star Trek actor who became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 (7) |
| STEPHENHENDRY | Scottish snooker player who came out of retirement at the 2021 World Championship to win his first match in nine years (7,6) |
| DIAZ | Cameron who came out of retirement for the upcoming Netflix movie Back in Action |
| KINGSX | Texan trio who came Out Of The Silent Planet (5,1) |
| EXCOP | Person who came out of the blue? |
| OVID | Poet who came out of the void (4) |
| OWEN | Surname of Sid, the EastEnders actor who came third on I'm A Celeb in 2005 (4) |
| BENFOSTER | English international goalkeeper who came out of retirement to help Wrexham secure promotion from the National League |
