| ENNISHILL | Jessica --- ---, retired athlete who won gold in the heptathlon at the 2012 Olympic Games (5-4) |
| COE | Sebastian _, retired athlete who became a Life Peer in 2000 (3) |
| TOUCHTYPE | Not peeking, key basis of trust in sensitive games (5-4) |
| LEWIS | Denise _, British winner of the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympic Games (5) |
| DENISELEWIS | British gold medallist in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympic Games (6,5) |
| THIAM | Nafissatou _, Belgian athlete who won the heptathlon at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games (5) |
| ENNIS | Jessica _ -Hill, heptathlon gold medallist at the 2012 Olympic Games (5) |
| MOFARAH | British distance runner who won gold in the 10,000m at the 2012 Olympic Games (2,5) |
| RUTHERFORD | Greg ---, British athlete who won a gold medal in the long jump at the 2012 Olympic Games (10) |
| GRACE | . ..... Clements, bronze medallist in the heptathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games (5) |
| STRATFORD | London district hosting the 2012 Olympic Games |
| BOYLE | Danny ---, filmmaker who was the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (5) |
| MATCHPLAY | Compare the dramatic performance of this type of golf game (5-4) |
| KEEPYUPPY | Pay for rich kid in football game (5-4) |
| CLOCKGOLF | Putting in time for game (5-4) |
| CROSSWORD | Register and turn left, oddly, for game (5-4) |
| ZARATINDALL | Eldest niece of King Charles III; part of the silver medal- winning Great Britain eventing team at the 2012 Olympic Games (4,7) |
| EVELYNGLENNIE | Aberdeen-born percussionist and Grammy-winner who performed at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (6,7) |
| ALLYSONFELIX | Winner of the women's 200m at the 2012 Olympic Games |
| OLDTIMERS | Long-retired athletes |
