| GAIL | .... Greenhough, winner of the 1986 World Show Jumping World Championship (4) |
| BROOME | David, 1970 show jumping world champion (6) |
| STROLLER | Horse on which Marion Coakes won the 1965 World Show Jumping Championships (8) |
| LENG | Virginia ...., in eventing, winner of the 1986 World Championships (4) |
| BILL | Buckner, the goat of the 1986 World Series |
| HOJO | He was on deck when Mookie hit the ball through Bill Buckner's legs to win Game 6 of the 1986 World |
| TWAY | Bob ___, winner of the 1986 US PGA Championship (4) |
| ELIE | And 3 Romania-born winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize (4,6) |
| GARY | Former England footballer who won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 1986 World Cup (4,7) |
| IRAN | Asian country that played in the 1986 World Cup finals, losing all their group games (4) |
| IRAQ | Asian country that played in the 1986 World Cup finals, losing all their group games (4) |
| SHEA | Where the 1986 World Series was won |
| JESSE | Relief pitcher Orosco who closed out Game 7 of the 1986 World Series |
| ZOLA | Budd, women's 1985 and 1986 World Cross Country Championship winner (4) |
| METS | MLB team; 1969 and 1986 World Series winners (3,4,4) |
| BUDD | Zola ___, 1985 and 1986 World Cross Country Championships Individual Long Race gold medallist (4) |
| WIESEL | Romania-born winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize (4,6) |
| HANDOFGODGOAL | Sotheby's expects to fetch over $5 million on April 20 at the auctioning of the jersey Diego Maradona wore when scoring this at the 1986 World Cup |
| DIEGOMARADONA | Soccer legend who scored the Hand of God goal during the 1986 World Cup |
| NEWYORKMETS | Baseball team which won the 1986 World Series (3,4,4) |
