| THEROCK | How US actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson is better known (3,4) |
| ALFONSO | US actor and former celeb jungle resident_ Ribeiro (7) |
| ASNER | US actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, Ed ___ (5) |
| GARYLINEKER | English sports broadcaster and former professional striker (4,7) |
| AHMAD | American sportscaster and former professional football player, Rashad |
| CROOKS | Garth _, football pundit and former professional player (6) |
| IMBIBER | One takes in how US pop idol introduces himself? First European's ignored (7) |
| OSBORNE | Sadly Boris Johnson is lacking direction, according to playwright (4,7) |
| EXMAYOR | Boris Johnson is one, Andy Burnham isn't (2-5) |
| LEBLANC | Matt ----, actor and former Top Gear co-host (7) |
| MCMANUS | Mick, professional wrestler born in 1920 dubbed The Dulwich Destroyer (7) |
| SHRIVER | Pam _, former professional American tennis player and Kennedy relative (7) |
| SYLVAIN | First name of Distin, French former professional footballer who played five seasons for Manchester City (7) |
| LECONTE | Surname of Henri, former professional tennis player who took part in MasterChef in 2017 (7) |
| PATRICE | _ Evra, French former professional footballer (7) |
| NAS | How US recording artist Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is more commonly known (3) |
| USURIOUS | Keen to know how US replaced China initially and became extortionate (8) |
| JOHNCENA | US actor and professional wrestler, who starred in the films Daddy's Home, The Marine, The Wall and Bumblebee (4,4) |
| HULKHOGAN | US actor, professional wrestler and TV show host (4,5) |
| HUNGER | Tips on how US navy generals evaluate ruthless sort of strike |
