| ACHIPONBOTHSHOULDERS | 400m runner Derek Redmond once said that "Linford [Christie] is a very well balanced athlete: he has ____" |
| WENTSWIMMING | France's Hugo Duminil-Copin is an avid athlete; he once solved a vexing problem 10 minutes after he did this |
| AGATHA | Christie is absorbed in saga, thankfully (6) |
| PROSTITUTE | Freddie Mercury once said that he was just a musical ____ |
| NANDROLONE | Anabolic steroid for which Greg Rusedski, Shoaib Akhtar and Linford Christie all tested positive |
| RICKPERRY | Former Secretary of Energy who once said that the D.O.E. should be abolished |
| CHOCOLATECHIPCOOKIE | Mrs. Fields' is buttery and Mr. Christie's is chewy |
| PULLA | To get Linford Christie's kit off, cheat! (4,1,4,3) |
| TREASUREISLAND | A very well rigged sail in latest book (8,6) |
| TOVARICH | The box containing nothing brought by a very well-off comrade (8) |
| HOUSEHOLDNAME | A very well-known person (9,4) |
| NOHIT | Like a very well-pitched game: Hyph. |
| OHURUOGU | Christine, British ex-400m runner who won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (8) |
| AID | A hearing ___ is a very small device that brings big help to a person who has trouble hearing |
| SANYARICHARDSROSS | Jamaican-born US 400m runner, world No 1, 2005-09 |
| RICK | Australia's 1980 Olympic 400m runner-up, ... Mitchell (4) |
| CLARK | Australian 400m runner, fourth at the 1988 Olympics, Darren... (5) |
| GRANGEHILL | BBC TV children's drama series created by Phil Redmond that ran from 1978-2008 (6,4) |
| WOODENBRIDGE | Where did John Redmond give a famous speech in September 1914 exhorting Irish Volunteers to join the British Army? (12) |
| GRANGE | School attended by Tucker Jenkins in a series created by Phil Redmond, _ Hill (6) |
