| TADEJ | Slovenian cyclist who won the 2025 Tour de France, _ Pogacar (5) |
| POGACAR | Slovenian cyclist; 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025 Tour de France winner (7) |
| YATES | Simon ---, British cyclist who won the 2025 Giro d'Italia (5) |
| SPAUN | American golfer who won the 2025 US Open, J. J. _ (5) |
| MARIA | German tennis player who won the 2025 Queen's Club Championships, Tatjana _ (5) |
| GRANT | Scots golfer who won the 2025 Scottish Championship, _ Forrest (5) |
| JONES | British tennis player who won the 2025 Palermo Ladies Open, Francesca _ (5) |
| SYKES | Wanda who won the 2025 Critics' Choice Association LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television Career Achievement Award |
| ANZAC | The British & Irish Lions will play an - - - XV - a combined Australia-New Zealand team - on their 2025 tour (5) |
| UEDDR | Anaesthetised one in France ___ and the German (5) |
| HAPPY | "Maybe ___ Ending" (tale of two helper robots who fall in love, which won the 2025 Tony for Best Musical) |
| ANORA | Film for which Mikey Madison won the 2025 Best Actress Oscar |
| SLOVENIA | Tadej Pogacar, the cyclist who won the 2020 Tour de France, is a native of this country (8) |
| CARLA | Former First Lady of France, _ Bruni (5) |
| CESAR | UK: Bafta; France: ____ (5) |
| PARIS | January 23rd to January 26th, 2023: Haute Couture event in France, ___ Fashion Week |
| HENRI | Primitive painter of France, ___ 'Le Douanier' Rousseau |
| TONYS | Molieres : France :: ___ : U.S. |
| SIANGLU | Who won the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Ghost Cities? (5,2) |
| BEYONCE | "Texas Hold 'Em" singer who won the 2025 Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Country Album |
