| RYDERCUP | Biennial men's golf tournament for teams from the US and Europe (originally Great Britain) first held in 1927 (5,3) |
| RYDER | The ___ Cup, biennial men's golf tournament between Europe and the US (5) |
| DCUNITED | Soccer team from the US capital that's won four MLS championships: 2 wds. abbr. |
| EDUCATE | Train in East Europe originally carrying old gold coin |
| CHEAPSIDE | London location for team from lower division? |
| MEGASTAR | Madonna originally great as extraordinary icon (8) |
| ARTDECO | Style of architecture and design that flourished in the US and Europe in the 1920s and 1930s (3,4) |
| CALLAS | One of the great 6 - from the US and Greece (5,6) (See 11A) |
| MARIA | One of the great 6 - from the US and Greece (5,6) |
| WALKERCUP | Golf trophy contested by teams of amateur golfers from the USA and Great Britain and Ireland (6,3) |
| BLAST | Literary magazine of the Vorticist art movement in Britain first published in 1914(5) |
| TELSTAR | Satellite which sent the first live television transmission between the USA and Europe (7) |
| CUP | Men's pro golf competition between the USA and Europe (5,3) |
| THEMASTERS | Rory McIlroy won this golf tournament for the first time on April 13; it was the sport's only major he hadn't won |
| HUMBOLDT | Name for the cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean running along the western coast of South America. Except during El Nino periods, this current brings fog to the nearby coast but also hel |
| AIZAWL | The first team from the northeast to win the I-league. (6) |
| SENIOROPEN | Golf tournament for the 50+ |
| ICELAND | Small island country, known for its glaciers and volcanoes, that lies on the active geologic border between North America and Europe. (7) |
| RINGSIDES | Telephone teams from the best seats in the house |
| DERBY | A sporting event involving teams from the same area or city (5) |
