| ALEXSCOTT | Ex-Arsenal and England woman's footballer who partnered Neil Jones on Strictly in 2019 (4,5) |
| SEAMAN | David, ex-Arsenal and England goalkeeper (6) |
| WADDLE | Chris, footballer who partnered Glenn Hoddle in 1987 song Diamond Lights (6) |
| OTHERPEOPLE | Books woman footballer without work for Sartre's 12 (5,6) |
| BALADEVI | The Indian woman footballer at Scotland's Rangers FC. (4,4) |
| TONYADAMS | Former Arsenal and England footballer who founded the charity Sporting Chance in 2000 |
| ANASTACIA | US singer who appeared on Strictly in 2016 (9) |
| SINGLEMOM | Role like Bonnie Franklin's on "One Day at a Time" or Shirley Jones' on "The Partridge Family": 2 wd |
| ALANSMITH | Leicester City, Arsenal and England striker (4,5) |
| MACDONALD | Malcolm ........., Newcastle United, Arsenal and England striker (9) |
| WILSHERE | Ex-Arsenal and West Ham midfielder who made his England debut in 2010, Jack ... (8) |
| ZEROUAL | Surname of Karim, the presenter and actor who took part in Strictly in 2019 and Celebs Go Dating in 2021 (7) |
| ANNEKA | First name of presenter Ms Rice on Treasure Hunt in the 1980s and in Strictly in 2019 (6) |
| DEV | First name of Mr Griffin, the former Radio 1 DJ who got to the finals of Celebrity MasterChef in 2017 and took part in Strictly in 2019 (3) |
| VISAGE | Surname of Michelle, the RuPaul's Drag Race judge who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2015 and Strictly in 2019 (6) |
| PERSIE | Ex-Arsenal and Manchester Utd striker and the Netherlands' top goal scorer, Robin van ... (6) |
| REDKNAPP | Surname of former pop star Louise who was one of the runners-up on Strictly in 2016 and who performed as Flamingo on the Masked Dancer in 2021 (8) |
| MABUSE | Oti, South African professional dancer who won Strictly in 2019 and 2020 (6) |
| OTI | Pro dancer who won Strictly in 2019 and 2020, --- Mabuse (3) |
| DENNIS | Surname of Les who was runner up on Celebrity MasterChef in 2013 and first out on Strictly in 2023 (6) |
