| EDDIECHARLTON | Australian Pot Black champion in 1972-73 and 1980 (5,8) |
| CHANDRASEKHAR | B.S., Indian Test cricketer who took 8 for 79 against England in Delhi in 1972-73 (13) |
| ENGINEER | F.M., Indian cricketer who scored 121 against England in Bombay in 1972-73 (8) |
| CROCKERY | Shout about rough Australian pots (8) |
| EDDIE | and 12dn, Snooker player; 1972, 1973 and 1980 Pot Black champion (5,8) |
| CHARLTON | see 1ac, Snooker player; 1972, 1973 and 1980 Pot Black champion (5,8) |
| MOUNTJOY | Welsh 1978 and 1985 Pot Black champion, Doug ... (8) |
| RONBARRY | 1972-73 and 1973-74 National Hunt champion jockey |
| BRETTWHITELEY | Featured on the cover of a Dire Straits album of the same name, who painted the multi-panel Alchemy (1972-73) |
| OAKLANDAS | World Series winners of 1972, '73, and '74 |
| FITTIPALDI | Which Brazilian racing driver was F1 world champion in 1972 and 1974? (10) |
| EMERSONFITTIPALDI | F1 world champion in 1972 and 1974 |
| HIGGINS | Alex ---, Northern Irish snooker player who was World Champion in 1972 and 1982 (7) |
| ALEXHIGGINS | World snooker champion in 1972 and 1982 (4,7) |
| RENATE | . ...... Stecher, women's 100 and 200 metres Olympic champion in 1972 (6) |
| PETERS | Mary ...... , in athletics, women's Olympic pentathlon champion in 1972 (6) |
| GAS | Americans lined up for it in '73 and '79 |
| EMERSON | ____ Fittipaldi, Brazilian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1972 and 1974 (7) |
| STAN | ___ Smith, Wimbledon men's singles champion in 1972 (4) |
| MONIKA | ...... Zehrt, women's 400 metres Olympic champion in 1972 (6) |
