| EMMS | and 2dn, Badminton player who, with Nathan Robertson, won the 2006 IBF World Championships mixed doubles gold medal (4,4) |
| GAIL | and 2dn, Badminton player who, with Nathan Robertson, won the 2006 IBF World Championships mixed doubles gold medal (4,4) |
| GAILEMMS | and 2dn, Badminton player who, with Nathan Robertson, won the 2006 IBF World Championships mixed doubles gold medal (4,4) |
| SANTORO | Fabrice, former men's tennis player who, with Michael Llodra, won the Australian Open men's doubles in 2003 and 2004 (7) |
| CHARLY | 1968 title role for which Cliff Robertson won an Oscar |
| RAJAWAT | Priyanshu ..., the Indian badminton player who won the Orleans Masters recently, beating Magnus Johannesen of Denmark. (7) |
| ARBI | Hariyanto ...., Indonesian badminton player; 1995 IBF World Championships singles winner (4) |
| UNNATI | Identify this up-and-coming Indian badminton player who reached the women's singles semifinals of the Taipei Open in May 2025 (6) |
| DEREK | English badminton player who won the 1972 Canadian Open men's singles title (5,6) |
| METSU | Thought to have trained in the studio of Gerard Dou, artist noted for paintings in the fijnschilder manner including Man Writing a Letter and The Cat's Breakfast (5) |
| JAYCLARKE | British men's tennis player; 2018 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles semi-finalist with Harriet Dart (3,6) |
| ROOKIE | Police drama with Nathan Fillion in the title role (with "The") |
| DURIE | Jo ..... , 1987 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles tennis title winner with Jeremy Bates (5) |
| SANGSTER | Mike ........, 1964 Australian Championships mixed doubles tennis losing finalist with Jan Lehane (8) |
| INGLE | Paul ....., former IBF world featherweight champion known as the 'Yorkshire Hunter' (5) |
| BUMRAH | Indian paceman who was equal leading wicket-taker with Nathan Lyon in 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test cricket series (6) |
| SULLIVAN | Teamed with Nathan Cohen to score stunning 2012 London Olympics double sculls victory (8) |
| HAMILTON | ...... Academical, Scottish football club whose home ground is New Dou las Park (8) |
| SEALEDWITHAKISS | As is 'billet-dou' in 'a billet-doux'? (6,4,1,4) |
| RODDYMACDONALD | Canadian Cruiserweight who fought for inaugural IBF world title. (5,9) |
