| WAKA | Word which when repeated twice is the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup sung by Shakira |
| WAKAWAKA | Song by Shakira, subtitled This Time for Africa, that was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| OS | The Man Who Died Twice is the latest novel by this TV presenter and author. (5) |
| LOCATION | Word which when repeated three times gives the title of a property show which has been running since 2000 (8) |
| POM | Word which when repeated is a cheerleader's prop |
| YANOFSKY | Canadian who sang "I Believe", the theme song of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games |
| SOWETO | Suburb of Johannesburg which hosted the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (6) |
| VUVUZELA | Musical horn also called a lepatata that was a feature of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (8) |
| SPAIN | Winners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| SOUTHAFRICA | Group A: This country hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, marking the first time the event was staged on the nation's continent |
| OCTOPUS | Paul the ___ eight-limbed mollusk famous for correctly predicting the results during the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| LEGZ | Word which when followed by Akimbo gives the name of the travelling theatre company in The League of Gentlemen (4) |
| MATCH | Word which when followed by Of The Day gives the title of a BBC show which has been running since 1964 (5) |
| SALE | Word which when followed by Of The Century gives the title of an ITV game show which ran from 1971 to 1983 (4) |
| MULLER | Thomas, German striker who won the Golden Boot at the 2010 FIFA World Cup (6) |
| KIDS | Word which when followed by Say The Funniest Things gives the title of a show which ran from 1998 until 2000 (4) |
| HEAVE | _ Ho! My Lads: official song of the U.S. Maritime Service (5) |
| DANNY | FC Zenit attacking midfielder who played for Portugal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5) |
| UCHE | Kalu, 2003-12 Nigeria forward, their top scorer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (4) |
| HOLE | Word which when followed by In The Wall gives the title of a former BBC game show (4) |
