| MELBOURNE | At the closing ceremony of the 1956 Olympics, the traditional parade of national teams was discarded for the first time, and athletes were allowed to mingle as they moved around the stadium. This was |
| WATERLOOSUNSET | 1967 song by The Kinks performed by Ray Davies at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics |
| YVONNE | Australian opera singer who sang at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympics, ... Kenny |
| NSYNC | Anthem singers at the closing ceremony of the Salt Lake City Olympics |
| HER | Musician who performed at the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics |
| PARANOID | Black Sabbath hit, played at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games (8) |
| PIRIE | Gordon ____ of South London Harriers lost famous battles with Vladimir Kuts in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 1956 Olympics |
| SWEDEN | Country which hosted the equestrian events at the 1956 Olympics (main host: Melbourne) due to Australia's strict quarantine regulations |
| GEORGE | With 28-Across: directing legend who will receive an honorary Palme d'or on Saturday, May 25, at the Closing Ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes |
| ZATOPEK | Nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive", the runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Olympics, the third in a last-minute marathon, a distance he had never attempted before (7) |
| ALLABOUT | Read _ _ It, Professor Green and Emeli Sande song that was performed at the Olympics closing ceremony (3,5) |
| DEADLINE | The phone was out of order at the closing date (8) |
| NETBALL | Seven-a-side game/sport first played in the UK in 1895, today with national teams including the Rose |
| SIMPLEPLAN | This French-Canadian pop punk band performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony |
| RULETHEWORLD | Song by Take That performed at the 2012 London Summer Olympics' closing ceremony (4,3,5) |
| JUANANTONIOSAMARANCH | Former IOC president who started the curious tradition of calling practically every Olympics the "best ever" |
| LONDON | Which city has hosted the Olympics the most number of times - 3? (6) |
| LEVI | Primo, Italian author of the 1956 volume of memoirs The Periodic Table (4) |
| BISLETT | ___ Stadion, Oslo sports stadium that hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics closing ceremony (7) |
| ONEDAYLIKETHIS | Song by English rock band Elbow that featured in the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony (3,3,4,4) |
