| ECCLESTONE | Surname of former chief executive of the Formula One Group (10) |
| TREVORNUNN | Chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968-86 (6,4) |
| SILVERSTONE | Site of the first race of the Formula One World Championship and the current home of the British Gra |
| NUNN | Trevor ?, chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968-86 (4) |
| KOBUS | Ex chief executive of the Nasional Soccer League, Cyril _ (5) |
| CROKER | Ted ___, Secretary and Chief Executive of the FA from 1973-89 (6) |
| PETERMURRELL | Who resigned as chief executive of the SNP in March this year (5,7) |
| SIMONCOWELL | Chief executive of the entertainment company Syco |
| HUNT | Winner of the Formula One drivers' championship in 1976, his only title (4) |
| RINDT | Jochen, posthumous recipient of the Formula One Drivers' Championship in 1970 (5) |
| IMOLA | Italian location of the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix (5) |
| STROLL | Lawrence, owner of the Formula One Aston Martin racing team (6) |
| FINNISH | Nationality of the Formula One champions Keke Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen |
| REDKNAPP | Surname of former pop star Louise who was one of the runners-up on Strictly in 2016 and who performed as Flamingo on the Masked Dancer in 2021 (8) |
| CLARK | Jim, winner of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix 1962-65 (5) |
| SEBASTIAN | German winner of the Formula 1 World Championship 2010-2013 (9,6) |
| VETTAL | German winner of the Formula 1 World Championship 2010-2013 (9,6) |
| SPA | Home of the Formula 1 Belgian GP (3) |
| BERNIE | ...... Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Group (6) |
| COLLIER | David OBE, former chief executive officer of the England and Wales Cricket Board, 2004-2015 (7) |
