| ARNOLDPALMER | American golfer who won the Open Championship in 1961 and 1962 |
| OGARA | Matt .'..., Tipperary centre-field or half back who won All Ireland final winner's medals in 1961 and 1962 (1'4) |
| AINTREE | At which course, noted for its horse races, was the British Grand Prix held in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1962? (7) |
| APOLLO | US space programme for landing astronauts on the moon, announced in 1961 and concluded in 1972 (6) |
| BENEKING | He had a Top Ten hit in 1961 and 1986 -- with the same song |
| ANITA | Oscar-winning role for Rita Moreno, in 1961, and Ariana DeBose, in 2021 |
| OLINDUTRA | American golfer who won the PGA Championship in 1932 and the US Open in 1934 |
| RUDOLF | Kirov star ... Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and formed a legendary partnership with Margot F |
| CAROLSFORCHOIRS | Seasonal collection which started with a green book in 1961 and continued with an orange one in 1970 |
| CRAZY | Song written by Willie Nelson in 1961 and covered by Patsy Cline |
| OMEARA | Mark ---, American golfer who won the Masters and the Open Championship in 1998 (6) |
| MANTLE | Mickey, baseball player who was Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1956, 1957 and 1962 ( |
| SCHAUFFELE | Xander _, American golfer who won both the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 Open Championship (10) |
| HAGEN | Surname of the American golfer who won the British Open Golf Championship in 1922 1924, 1928 and 1929 (5) |
| TRYON | Who played the title roles in the TV series Texas John Slaughter (1958-1961) and tje film Cardinal (1963)? (5) |
| RITA | Moreno who was in both the 1961 and 2021 versions of "West Side Story" |
| LEHMAN | Tom ......, American golfer who won The Open Championship in 1996 (6) |
| TIGERWOODS | American golfer who won the British Open for the third time in 2006 (5,5) |
| TOMWATSON | American golfer who won five Open Championships in the 1970s and '80s (3,6) |
| GARY | ___ Woodland American golfer who won his first major championship the U.S. Open in 2019 |
