| CROSSCZECHS | Aggressive hockey moves in Prague, and the players who receive them? |
| FINALCURTAIN | The manager calls for the last draw and the players are expecting it when it's all over (5,7) |
| DEKES | Hockey moves |
| CROSSCHECK | *Aggressive hockey block using one's stick |
| OBOISTS | These are the players who design one's boots |
| WORLDCAPS | Paris, Prague and Port-au-Prince |
| STECH | Marek ___, 2012-2014 Yeovil, 2014-2017 Sparta Prague and 2017-2020 Luton goalkeeper; 2014 Czech Republic debutant (5) |
| CASTOFF | Abandon the players who are not performing (4,3) |
| SMITH | Identify the surname of the player who won the player of the series award in the two-test series in Jan-Feb 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia. (5) |
| CHARANI | Identify the surname of the player who picked up the most wickets in the five-match women's T20I series held between England and India in June-july 2025. (7) |
| DOUE | Identify the surname of the player who won the best young player award in the FIFA Club World Cup held in June-july 2025. (4) |
| ROBERT | Identify the first name of the player who won the best goalkeeper award in the FIFA Club World Cup held in June-july 2025. (6) |
| ALANA | Identify the first name of the player who registered the best bowling figures in an innings in the recently held Women's World Cup. (5) |
| RAIDER | In kabaddi, the player who is in the rival team's side of the court. (6) |
| NIM | Ancient game of obscure origin in which two players alternate in removing objects from different piles. The player who removes the last object wins. (3) |
| ANAHAT | Identify the first name of the player who won the women's singles title at the SRFI Indian Open squash in November 2025. (6) |
| ELENA | Identify the first name of the player who won the women's singles at the Australian Open in 2026. (5) |
| FORLAN | Identify the surname of the player who won the Golden Ball award in the 2010 edition. (6) |
| PITCHER | In baseball, the player who throws the baseball towards the catcher to begin each play |
| SCRUMHALF | In rugby union, the position of the player who wears the number 9 shirt |
