| PASCOE | After his 1974 Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles win, Alan ____'s victory celebration went badly wrong |
| AKABUSI | Kriss...., 1990 Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles gold medallist (7) |
| ELDER | Verona ___, 1974 British Commonwealth Games and 1978 Commonwealth Games 400m silver medallist; 1979 European Indoor Championships 400m gold medallist (5) |
| ASATI | Charles ..... , 1970 Commonwealth Games 400m gold medallist representing Kenya (5) |
| CORALSEA | Scene of a May 1942 U.S. victory in W.W. II |
| TARAWA | 1943 U.S. victory site |
| ALAN | English athlete who was men's 400m hurdles champion at the 1974 Commonwealth Games (4) |
| FILBERTBAYI | Tanzanian athlete who won the 1974 Commonwealth Games men's 1500m (7,4) |
| DICKTAYLER | New Zealander who won the 10,000m on the opening day of the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch (4,6) |
| BENJIPCHO | 1974 Commonwealth Games 5,000m gold medallist (3,6) |
| PETERS | Mary ...... , 1974 Commonwealth Games pentathlon winner (6) |
| BAYI | Filbert .... , 1974 Commonwealth Games 1,500m gold medallist representing Tanzania (4) |
| GROOM | Neighbours" Daniel Robinson is due to be Amber's __ this week ___ before things go badly wrong! (5) |
| TRIUMPHAL | Ex-president tours India with Hal, it's like a victory celebration (9) |
| MINDMAP | Radial tree diagram popularised by Tony Buzan in his 1974 TV series Use Your Head |
| CARLDOUGLAS | Jamaican-bom singer best known for his 1974 hit Kung Fu Fighting (4,7) |
| NETWEIGHT | Heaviness, without the extra padding, went badly with a racecrew (3,6) |
| MISCARRY | Tie knot round record, getting head wiped, and go badly wrong (8) |
| LAPOFHONOUR | Victory celebration up on a floor possibly around hotel (3,2,6) |
| YOUNG | "___ Frankenstein" (2007 Mel Brooks musical based on his 1974 film) |
