| NASSER | ___ Hussain, former England cricket captain (6) |
| NADIYA | ___ Hussain, Bake Off winner who read for Cbeebies story time (6) |
| NAZEEM | _ Hussain, Aussie comedian behind Legally Brown (6) |
| DEXTER | Ted --, former England cricket captain (6) |
| BOTHAM | Former England cricket captain (6) |
| ERSHAD | Hussain Mohammed, president of Bangladesh 1983-90 (6) |
| ZAKIR | Tabla maestro ___ Hussain (5) |
| ADIL | _____ Hussain, Police Commissioner in Delhi Crime |
| GRAHAMGOOCH | Alliterative former England cricket captain (6,5) |
| TEDDEXTER | Former England cricket captain's little bear - right! (3,6) |
| ANDREWSTRAUSS | Former England cricket captain who announced his retirement from cricket in 2012 after 100 Test appearances |
| COOK | Alastair ---, former England cricket captain, the leading run-scorer in Test matches for England (4) |
| GREIG | Former England cricket captain got up in grungier garb (5) |
| GOWER | David, former England cricket captain (5) |
| DENNESS | Mike ......., former England cricket captain born in Scotland (7) |
| ATHERTON | Michael -, former England cricket captain (8) |
| ALASTAIR | Sir -- Cook, former England cricket captain (8) |
| MIKEATHERTON | Former England cricket captain (4,8) |
| STEWART | Former England cricket captain, Alec -- (7) |
| VAUGHAN | Michael, a former England cricket captain (7) |
