| JOHNMOTSON | Tom Johnson broadcast as recently retired football commentator (4,6) |
| GUYMOWBRAY | TV football commentator born in 1972 who commentates on the revived Gladiators show (3,7) |
| POINTGUARD | Position for recently retired Canadian basketball star Steve Nash: 2 wds. |
| JASONKELCE | Recently retired Philadelphia Eagles player (and potential Taylor Swift in-law) |
| SHANEWARNE | Cricket's recently retired, though never retiring, king of spin (5,5) |
| ENDEARMENT | Tender name broadcast as expression of love (10) |
| DETRACTIVE | Cite advert broadcast as disparaging (10) |
| ROYROMANOW | Recently retired Saskatchewan premier |
| IPODNANOS | Apple music players sold as recently as... *checks notes* 2017?!? |
| ONLY | As recently as |
| RANIERI | Claudio _, retired football manager who most recently headed the Serie A team Roma (7) |
| SIR | --- Alex Ferguson, retired football boss (3) |
| FERGUSON | Retired football manager and player with two published autobiographies (4,8) |
| ALEX | Retired football manager and player with two published autobiographies (4,8) |
| GLOBALGEOPARK | Nova Scotia's Cliffs of Fundy as recently designated by UNESCO: 2 wds. |
| REID | Peter retired football player and manager (4) |
| STRACHAN | Gordon ........ , retired football player and coach (8) |
| JOHN | Much-loved football commentator who recently died (4,6) |
| MOTSON | Much-loved football commentator who recently died (4,6) |
| BRANDAMBASSADOR | Olympic gold medallist Tessa Virtue for skincare line NIVEA Canada, as recently announced: 2 wds. |
