| SUPERGIANT | Team that 8 Down was a part of when CSK was not part of the IPL in 2016 and 2017: Rising Pune ___ |
| JOHNSON | Australian left-arm express pacer who famously defended 11 runs in the last over of the 2017 IPL final against Rising Pune Supergiant |
| ARIZ | State that was not part of the USA in 1908 |
| WALES | The only team that 8 Down beat in regulation time in the 2016 Euro; their other wins came either in extra time or via penalty shootouts |
| PETERHANSEL | Stephane ?, winner of the Dakar Rally cars category in 2016 and 2017 |
| MARSH | Leading run scorer for the Kings XI Punjab, he was also Orange Cap holder in the inaugural IPL in 2008 |
| ROHITSHARMA | MI's five-time-winning captain, he has also won 1 IPL in 2009 while playing for the Deccan Chargers (5,6) |
| CRIMEAN | The War of which the Battle of 3 down was a part (7) |
| BALACLAVA | 1854 Battle of which 7 across, 12 across, 4 down, 18 down was a part (9) |
| SHARDUL | Who went unsold in the IPL auction held last year but was selected at the start of the IPL-18 by Lucknow Super Giants team as replacement for the injured Mohsin Khan? (7) |
| SANTNER | He not only took his first five-wicket haul in Tests but also his maiden 10-wicket haul and won the Player of the Match award, too, in the second Test held in Pune. (7) |
| 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) |
| GEST | Surname of David, former husband of Liza Minelli, who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 and died in the same year (4) |
| ELLIS | Kendall ___ sprinter who was a part of the team who set the world record for distance medley relay in 2022 |
| BRITNEY | Singer Spears who began her career as a child actor and was a part of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club |
| PRINCEPAL | ... Singh, the Indian who was a part of the Sacramento Kings' squad that went on to win this year's NBA Summer League. (9) |
| RICHARD | First name of Reverend Coles who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2016 and Strictly in 2017 (7) |
| SARAPASCOE | She took part in Taskmaster in 2016 and had her own show, Out Of Her Mind, in 2020 (4,6) |
| MALINGA | Sri Lankan yorker specialist who has taken the most wickets in the history of the IPL |
| STAYINALIVE | Disco hit by the Bee Gees that was a part of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack: 2 wds. |
