| LUMSDEN | Town midway between Invercargill and Queenstown, birthplace of Bill English and former All Black Daryl Gibson (7) |
| ISRAEL | First name of UFC fighter Adesanya and former All Black Dagg (6) |
| RETRACE | Go over with backing of English and former US president (7) |
| UMAGA | Blues assistant coach and former All Blacks captain, Tana ... (5) |
| GONDOLA | Attraction in Rotorua and Queenstown (7) |
| SKYLINE | Company which operates gondolas in Rotorua and Queenstown (7) |
| CATERHAM | Surrey town that was the birthplace of Bill Nighy in 1949 (8) |
| RIPA | US talk show host and former All My Children star, Kelly _ (4) |
| ARKANSAS | Birthplace of Bill Clinton (8) |
| HOPE | Birthplace of Bill Clinton; aspire (4) |
| TILMAN | Bill, English mountaineer, explorer and travel writer noted for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages (6) |
| JOEKARAM | Former All Black and rugby league international who campaigned on behalf of David Bain (3,5) |
| BAILEY | Bill, English comedian and actor who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 (6) |
| ROBERTSON | Surname shared by the deputy PM and a former All Black, now a coach (9) |
| KIRWAN | Celebrated former All Black served as Italy and Japan World Cup head coach 2003-11 (6) |
| ENACTS | Passes Bill English at the centre and takes part (6) |
| RAZORBLADE | Sharpe sort at the bar with Bill English - it's what one associates with a close shave (5,5) |
| WINTON | Rural town north of Invercargill (6) |
| RAZOR | Nickname of former All Black who coaches the Crusaders (5) |
| LOMOND | Name of a mountain near Queenstown, a Scottish mountain, and Scotland's largest loch by surface area (6) |
