| AINSLIE | Ben ____ won Finn class Olympic gold thrice before 17A |
| ROW | Word appearing thrice before 'your boat' (3) |
| LOTHARIO | Top-class Olympic venue reluctant at first to identify seducer |
| CLICHE | First class Olympic finals on the topless hackneyed combination of words |
| COHEN | Ben _, won The Jump 2016 (5) |
| HAGG | Ben _, won White Acres Mainline Festival 2025 (10) |
| PERCY | English sailor who won Olympic gold medals in 2000, in the Finn class, and 2008, in the Star class with Andrew Simpson (4,5) |
| IAIN | English sailor who won Olympic gold medals in 2000, in the Finn class, and 2008, in the Star class with Andrew Simpson (4,5) |
| BENAINSLIE | English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medallist, in the Laser class in 2000 and the Finn class in 2004 and 2008 |
| GILESSCOTT | British sailor who won the Finn class at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics |
| ETH | Character appearing in fringe theatre thrice? Thrice (3) |
| RONALDO | Brazilian football wizard nicknamed The Phenomenon who has thrice won FIFA's World Player of the Yea |
| JOHNNYUNITAS | Former NFL quarterback nicknamed The Golden Arm who has won the AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award thrice: 2 wds. |
| TORA | Said thrice, a film about Pearl Harbor |
| FUN | Sung thrice, a Beach Boys hit |
| TID | Thrice a day, on prescriptions: Abbr. |
| ALI | He was thrice the boxing champ |
| AXEL | Foley played thrice by Eddie Murphy |
| ANGELUS | Thrice daily prayer of Roman Catholics (7) |
| TRI | My Sleeping Karma album you hear thrice? |
