| BIGMAC | Taniela Tupou signed his first pro contract for the Reds over two - - - meals in an Auckland McDonald's (3,3) |
| BRUNCH | Two meals in one |
| THO | How our third president signed his first name |
| DRESSDOWN | Unruly reds over South Dakota have to look casual (5,4) |
| TUPOU | Rebels and Wallabies prop, Taniela ... (5) |
| HALFBOARD | Has two meals provided to some of the panel |
| TABLE | Bill Bailey's two meals? (5) |
| BIRMINGHAM | Where Rick Vaive spent his first pro season (in the WHA) |
| DAVIDNJOKU | Nigerian American NFL tight end who was named to his first Pro Bowl after the 2023 season: 2 wds. |
| MCEWAN | Craig - Super Middleweight boxer who lost his first pro fight in March 2011 against Andy Lee (6) |
| POLICY | Such a contract for the insurer is cold comfort in the end! (6) |
| GREER | Feminist activist who was arrested for swearing during an Auckland Town Hall meeting in 1972, Germai |
| NICKLAUS | "Golden Bear", his first pro win was a US Open |
| JACK | "Golden Bear", his first pro win was a US Open |
| ELGRECO | Artist who generally signed his work with his birth name, Domenikos Theotokopoulos (but in Greek) (2,5) |
| FARMTEAM | The Louisville Bats, for the Reds |
| THREEKINGS | 1999 black comedy set in Iraq and starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube; also the name of an Auckland suburb (5,5) |
| BENCH | Johnny who was a catcher for the Reds for 16 years |
| CUTHBERT | Saint of the early Northumbrian church who has an Auckland girls' school named after him (8) |
| ATHLETE | JOHN BERADINO (STEVE, GH) WAS THE FIRST PRO ONE TO BE CAST ON A SOAP |
