| MERV | ___ Hughes, Australian former fast bowler noted for his handlebar moustache (4) |
| ROLLIEGFINGERS | Retired pitcher noted for his handlebar moustache |
| THOMSON | Jeff, Australian fast bowler noted for his partnership with Dennis Lillee (7) |
| LILLEE | Dennis, Australian former fast bowler who took 355 Test match wickets (6) |
| ANGE | Australian former footballer who is the manager of Spurs, _ Postecoglou (4) |
| LEXI | _ Hughes, model daughter of Amanda Holden (4) |
| SSTS | Former fast flyers |
| OWNS | Former fast fliers: Abbr. |
| VINAYKUMAR | Former fast bowler who took 72 wickets for RCB (the second most for them after Yuzhvendra Chahal) |
| HARMISON | Steve, English former fast bowler who played cricket for Durham and Yorkshire (8) |
| AGNEW | Jonathan, English cricket broadcaster and former fast bowler (5) |
| DONALD | Allan, South African former fast bowler nicknamed White Lightning (6) |
| WASIM | ____ Akram, Pakistani former fast bowler and cricket captain born in 1966 (5) |
| LEE | Brett -, former fast bowler (3) |
| CROFT | Colin, West Indies former fast bowler (5) |
| ALDERMAN | Terry, Australian former right arm fast medium bowler (8) |
| MOUSTACHE | A custom he dodges with his handlebar (9) |
| CURLED | Like a handlebar moustache |
| PATCASH | Australian former tennis star who won Wimbledon in 1987 (3,4) |
| PATRAFTER | Australian former tennis player and coach (3,6) |
