| OLDFIELD | Mike _, retired musician best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (8) |
| DREAD | Judge ___, English ska and reggae musician known for his debut single Big Six (5) |
| DENOTED | Like a retired musician? |
| LAZY | The ___ Song 2011 song by Bruno Mars from his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans |
| JOHNLEGEND | His debut studio album was Get Lifted (4,6) |
| BELLS | Mike Oldfield album, Tubular - (5) |
| RYCOODER | American musician best known for his slide guitar work (2,6) |
| BERTRAND | Plastic _, Belgian musician best known for the 1977 single Ca plane pour moi' (8) |
| BEGA | Lou ___, German musician best known for his 1999 hit single Mambo No 5 |
| LORNEGREENE | Canadian actor and musician best known for playing Ben Cartwright in the TV series Bonanza |
| COX | Brian ___ English physicist and former musician best known for presenting the Wonders of... series |
| EDDY | _ Grant, Guyanese-British musician best known for the 1983 single 'Electric Avenue' (4) |
| FLINTOFF | Andrew _, retired cricketer known as "Freddie" (8) |
| HAKKINEN | Mika ___ , retired twotime Formula One champion nicknamed The Flying Finn (8) |
| INDURAIN | Miguel ___ retired Spanish road racing cyclist who holds the record for winning the most number of consecutive Tours de France races (five times) |
| ALDERTON | John _, retired actor married to Pauline Collins (8) |
| SIMMONDS | Ellie _, retired medal-winning Paralympian swimmer (8) |
| DELPOTRO | Juan Martin _, retired Argentine tennis player who played a farewell exhibition match in 2024 (3,5) |
| TEKANAWA | Kiri _ _, retired New Zealand coloratura soprano (2,6) |
| ODELL | Tom, English singer/songwriter noted for his debut album Long Way Down released in 2013 (5) |
