| JOHNDODDS | Australian who helped develop an early two-stroke GP machine for Konig, then raced through most of the 1970s for yamaha. (4,5) |
| NARROW | Close, so raced up to a disturbance (6) |
| NEOPETS | Virtual animals in an early-two-thousands fad |
| SARS | Disease in an early-two-thousands outbreak, familiarly |
| YZR | Kevin Magee's first GP machine, by initials. (3) |
| NR | Innovative but ill-fated Honda GP machine with oval pistons. (2) |
| KIMNEWCOMBE | Rider from New Zealand who took the challenge to MV Agusta, splitting Read and Agostini with a Konig motorcycle in 1973. (3,8) |
| REI | Bonn : Konig :: Lisbon : __ |
| IDIAMIN | Which soldier became president of Uganda in 1971, ruled through most of the decade as a military dictator, and is now considered one of the most brutal despots in modern world history? (3,4) |
| GERTRUDEELION | 1988 American Nobelist in Physiology or Medicine who helped develop the first drug used to fight rejection in organ transplants |
| JACKFINDLAY | Australian who took the first 500cc GP win on a two-stroke, as well as Suzuki's first win, during his long career. (4,7) |
| JIMMYYANCEY | Pianist who helped develop boogie woogie in the '30s |
| CHARLIEPARKER | Saxophonist known as "Yardbird" who helped develop bebop music: 2 wds. |
| SIGNAT | Artist along with Georges Seurat who helped develop the Pointillist style (6) |
| SIGNAC | Paul ___, French painter who helped develop the Pointillist style with Georges Seurat (6) |
| RENOIR | Pierre-Auguste -, great artist who helped develop impressionism (6) |
| DIRAC | Nobelist Paul who helped develop quantum mechanics |
| ELLINGTON | Jazz pianist and composer who helped develop the big band style |
| OTIS | Inventor Boykin who helped develop the pacemaker |
| EULER | Leonhard who helped develop calculus |
