| TSONGA | Surname of Jo-Wilfried, French former tennis player (6) |
| AMELIE | ____ Mauresmo, French former tennis player and one-time coach of Andy Murray (6) |
| BARTOLI | Maria, French former tennis player who won the Wimbledon women's singles in 2013 (7) |
| SERIES | "Shadow" and "Kings of Jo'burg" (6) |
| GNONTO | Wilfried ...... , Italy, Leeds and 2020-22 FC Zurich forward (6) |
| LOUISA | Real world counterpart of Jo |
| LIBDEM | Member of Jo Swinson's political party (3,3) |
| ZIDANE | Zinedine --, French former footballer (6) |
| BARDOT | Brigitte - - -, French former model and actress turned animal rights activist (6) |
| ARSENE | _ Wenger, French former football manager (6) |
| WENGER | French former association football manager, Arsene _ (6) |
| VIEIRA | Patrick, French former Arsenal FC midfielder appointed Crystal Palace FC manager in 2021 (6) |
| MICHEL | ___ Platini French former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy three times |
| KELLER | Marc, French former footballer who played for West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers (6) |
| BAHRAMI | Mansour ___, Iranian-French former tennis pro known for his trick shots during exhibitions |
| MEG | Sister of Jo, Amy, and Beth |
| BETH | Sister of Jo, Meg, and Amy |
| AMY | One of Jo?s sisters |
| CROSSINGSWEEPER | The role of Jo in Bleak House by Charles Dickens (8,7) |
| ORACULAR | Prophetic old artist humorous in the absence of Jo (8) |
