| DILLON | Tighthead - - - Lewis played in every Wales match at Japan 2019 (6) |
| MADELEY | Paul ___ , footballer who played in every outfield position during his 536 appearances for Leeds United |
| LUIGI | Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down |
| ELLIOT | Billy ----, Scots actor Gary Lewis played his dad (6) |
| TAILOR | Daniel Day-Lewis played one in 2017's "Phantom Thread" |
| SIMONE | - - - Ferrari, Italy tighthead injured in the first scrum of their RWC 2019 pool game against South Africa (6) |
| NOCERA | ...his compatriot, Matteo - - - , plays tighthead for Zebre Parma (6) |
| TOKYO | City in which Argentina will face France and England at Japan 2019 (5) |
| HATMAN | Chris Kendall's nickname - in match at Manchester (6) |
| ALANA | - - - Gattinger, the first female team manager at a men's World Cup when working with Canada at Japan 2019 (5) |
| ITURRIA | Arthur - - - , Clermont flanker last capped by France at Japan 2019 (7) |
| SOAP | Steve Hansen said the ball was like a bar of - - - at Japan 2019 (4) |
| NEEDLE | Sort of match at which to hiss is unnecessary (6) |
| TIRING | Brief match at arena's exhausting (6) |
| ZODIAC | Perhaps signs last letter before cricket match at a college (6) |
| BOYISH | Youthful one entering club to play tennis match at last (6) |
| LATEST | The match at Los Angeles is the final (6) |
| TJPERENARA | His score against Namibia at Japan 2019 won World Rugby's Try of the Year award (1,1,8) |
| INNOCENT | DI Lewis' boss in Lewis, played by Rebecca Front (Jean --------) |
| MOHICAN | Daniel Day-Lewis played one in 1992 |
