| DILSHAN | Top run scorer and Player of the Series in the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| SAM | Who is the only cricketer to win the Player of the Final and Player of the Series award in the same edition? (3,6) |
| CURRAN | Who is the only cricketer to win the Player of the Final and Player of the Series award in the same edition? (3,6) |
| YUVRAJ | Top run scorer for India at the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| MEAD | Beth ---, England footballer who won the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards at UEFA Women's Euro 2022 (4) |
| MALAN | Trent Rockets batter; men's top run scorer in The Hundred, 2022 (5) |
| DAWID | Trent Rockets batter; men's top run scorer in The Hundred, 2022 (5) |
| FATSDOMINO | Composer of music and player of it: so damn wild (4,6) |
| HAYDEN | Batsman from 3 Down, he was the top run scorer at the tournament |
| BRAVO | All-rounder and winner of 15+ T20 titles across the world, he top scored in West Indies' match against India at the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| AFRIDI | Player of the series in the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup (surname only) |
| LORDS | Venue for the final of the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| PAKISTAN | Winner of the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| SUPEROVER | New method introduced at the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup to resolve tied matches |
| SRILANKA | Runner-up at the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup (3,5) |
| ENGLAND | Host nation for the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| BASHAM | Taine - - - , Dragons flanker who was Wales' Player of the Series in the autumn of 2021 (6) |
| SKYFALL | 23rd of the James Bond films, released on the 50th anniversary of the series in 2012 (7) |
| ZERO | Matches won by two-time T20 World Cup winners West Indies at the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| FLINTOFF | Andrew _, former cricketer who was England's "Man of the Series" in the 2005 Ashes (8) |
