| SKUHRAVY | Tomas ........ , 1990-95 Genoa forward; Czechoslovakia hattrick scorer against Costa Rica in the 1990 World Cup (8) |
| EFREM | Giorgos ..... , Cyprus and 2014-24 APOEL midfielder; 2014 hattrick scorer against Andorra (5) |
| BROLIN | Tomas 1990-1995 Sweden and Parma attacker (6) |
| ROACH | Kemar ...... West Indies bowler who took 6-48 in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh in St. George's In 2009 and a hattrick against Netherlands In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (5) |
| FUTBOL | National pastime of Costa Rica, in Costa Rica |
| HURST | Geoff -, England hattrick scorer in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final (5) |
| PINK | Singer who got married in Costa Rica in January |
| CLEAVER | Time off in Costa Rica in cutter (7) |
| OCTOBER | O to be visiting Costa Rica in revolutionary month! (7) |
| URZAIZ | Ismael ___, first Spain hattrick scorer in a 1999 8-0 win over Cyprus (6) |
| CORSICA | Territorial Army leaves Costa Rica in disarray for Mediterranean island (7) |
| KERLY | Sean ___, GB 1988 Olympics men's hockey semi-final hattrick scorer (5) |
| KEMAR | West Indies hattrick taker against Netherlands in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (5) |
| SARA | Juan .... , Dundee striker who hit a hattrick against Dundee United in 2000-01 (4) |
| SIDDLE | Peter ...... , Australia bowler who took a hattrick against England on his birthday in 2010 (6) |
| INSOLE | D J -, England Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 110 against South Africa in Durban in 199 (6) |
| ELLIOTT | M T G ?, Australia Test cricketer who hit 199 against England in Leeds in 1997 |
| ELGAR | D ?, South Africa Test cricketer who hit 199 against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom in 2017 |
| GINOLA | David ...... , 1990-95 France, 1992-95 PSG, 1995-97 Newcastle United and 1997-2000 Tottenham Hotspur midfielder; 1998-99 PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year (6) |
| WALESA | Lech ---, President of Poland 1990-95, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 (6) |
