| GRAEME | ___ Swann, English former right-handed off-spinner born in 1979 (6) |
| IANBELL | English former right-handed batsman nicknamed The Shermanator (3,4) |
| LAXMAN | VVS ___, Indian cricket commentator and former right-handed batter, born in 1974 (6) |
| POCOCK | Pat, off-spinner born in 1946 who played for Surrey and England (6) |
| TITMUS | Fred ___, Middlesex and England off-spinner, born in 1932 |
| DIPAK | Patel, former New Zealand off-spinner born in Nairobi in 1958, played 37Tests between February 1987 and March 1997 (5) |
| HAYLEY | ____ McQueen, TV sports presenter born in 1979 (6) |
| DOOSRA | A ball bowled by an off-spinner that moves in the opposite direction from an off-break (6) |
| ASHWIN | Indian off-spinner in 2018-19 Test cricket series v Australia (6) |
| KREJZA | Tasmanian off-spinner who played 2 Tests, in 2008, Jason ... (6) |
| GEORGE | Bobby, English former darts player born in 1945 who was nicknamed King Of Bling (6) |
| SYMCOX | Former South African off spinner, Pat -- (6) |
| ORIGIN | Root and Cook batting after introduction of off-spinner |
| HOLMES | Kelly, English former middle distance runner who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2004 (6) |
| ELLERY | _ _ _ _ _ _ Hanley, English former rugby league player for Bradford Northern and Wigan (6) |
| SUTTON | Chris, English former Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea FC striker turned radio football pundit (6) |
| CROUCH | Peter _, English former striker for Liverpool and Stoke City (6) |
| TAYLOR | Phil, English former darts player nicknamed The Power (6) |
| DONALD | English former golfer who captained the 2023 European Ryder Cup team, Luke _ (6) |
| ETHANE | English former nobleman gives hydrocarbon |
