| TIMBRABANTS | British 2008 Olympic Games gold and bronze medallist for kayaking (3, 8) |
| RAND | Mary ---, British gold, silver and bronze medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
| LASER | Class of sailboat raced by British 2008 Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison (5) |
| INGE | .... de Bruijn, female Dutch swimmer who won four Olympic Games gold medals (4) |
| JBARS | Hook-shaped devices for kayaking or ski lifts |
| KATERICHARDSONWALSH | England and Great Britain hockey captain for 13 years, who won Olympic gold and bronze medals |
| MEDALS | Gold and bronze |
| WATERSPORTS | Diving and kayaking |
| AGESANDAGES | Long time in ice, stone, iron and bronze (4,3,4) |
| KELLYSOTHERTON | British heptathlon bronze medallist at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games |
| OHURUOGU | Christine -, British athlete who won gold in the 400m at the 2008 Olympic Games (8) |
| CHINA | 2008 Olympic Games host nation who headed the medals table with 48 gold, 22 silver and 30 bronze (5) |
| PHILLIPSIDOWU | Britain's triple jump silver medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games... (8, 5) |
| REBECCAADLINGTON | British swimmer who won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games |
| COOMBER | Alex ___, 2002 Olympic women's skeleton bronze medallist for Great Britain (7) |
| TUA | David ..., 1992 Olympics Heavyweight boxing bronze medallist for New Zealand (3) |
| MICHAELPHELPS | American retired competitive swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games and is considered the greatest swimmer ever: 2 wds. |
| JADE | Gem in the gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games |
| JAMES | _ Willstrop, squash player and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist (5) |
| BEIJING | City which hosted the 2008 Olympic Games (7) |