| COMPEER | American hopeful to secure games for social match? |
| DRUID | Prominent Celtic member was enough to secure game (5) |
| USOC | Org. supporting American hopefuls for the Tokyo Games |
| TIE | Secure game (3) |
| OPTIMISTIC | Hopeful to find one topic containing cloud (10) |
| WANNABE | Hopeful to catch, breaking fall (7) |
| ASPIRIN | Hopeful to kick ultimately habit-forming drug (7) |
| TTFI | What is the abbreviation for the governing body of a successful medal sport for India in Asian and Commonwealth Games for which Meghna Ahlawat became the first female president in December 2022? (1,1, |
| USA | Nation that's played host to the most Winter Games, for short |
| OPEN | Inclusive event about to include games for children |
| SEWING | Using needle in final games, for example, holding on to triumph (6) |
| BIPED | Offer to host games for baddie in Animal Farm? |
| NES | Platform for early Zelda games, for short |
| WOMENSMARATHON | "Hello, I'm Jiang Zemin. China is uniquely qualified to host the Olympic Games. For example, our ___ |
| MIKESTANTON | He pitched in 1 178 games for eight teams including the Braves from 1989 to 2007: 2 wds. |
| MARIANORIVERA | He pitched in 1 115 games for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013: 2 wds. |
| JESSEOROSCO | He pitched in a record 1 252 games for nine teams including the Mets from 1979 to 2003: 2 wds. |
| BRESCIANO | Mark ___, midfielder who played over 100 games for both Parma and Palermo and won 84 caps for Australia |
| SINFIELD | Leeds Rhinos forward who played 29 games for England and 14 for GB, Kevin ... (8) |
| BILLGADSBY | He played 1,248 games for three teams |
