| YACHTING | Boating activity involving leisure cruises, regattas or sporting events such as the King's Cup or the Fastnet Race (8) |
| ETAS | Greek letters that become other Greek letters by adding B or Z or TH at the start |
| PHONEME | "Sh" or "th," linguistically |
| HORSERACE | Sporting event, such as The Derby, which the Shelby gang might 'fix' (9) |
| MATCH | Competitive sporting event such as a tennis contest (5) |
| AMPHITHEATRES | Open buildings that have a central space for dramatic or sporting events (13) |
| ARENA | Enclosed area designed to showcase theatre, musical performances or sporting events (5) |
| BIOPIC | Informal term for a film such as The King's Speech, Mr Turner or The Danish Girl (6) |
| CHORISTER | Member of a choir such as the King's College or Mormon Tabernacle |
| ROWER | A person who participates in an outdoor water sport involving oaring or sculling, either competitively at a regatta, or just for recreation (5) |
| RACE | Regatta or relay |
| RACEHORSES | Types of animals trained for events such as the Grand National, Epsom Derby or Ascot Gold Cup (10) |
| RACEMEETING | General description of an event or series of events such as the Epsom Derby or Cheltenham Festival (4,7) |
| EVELYN | John _; English diarist who recorded events such as the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague (6) |
| BEES | Honey-producing pollinators traditionally told of events such as the death of their keeper or a birth (4) |
| SALES | Activity or business of trading; or, events such as auctions, bazaars, bring-and-buys or flea markets (5) |
| BIVOUAC | Overnight resting point for riders in events such as the Dakar Rally. (7) |
| REDCARPET | Racecourse favourite is rolled out for events such as the National Television Awards (3,6) |
| SHOWER | Downpour of rain; or, a celestial event such as the Perseids when a number of meteors radiate (6) |
| CALENDAR | System of organising days, months and years; a list of social events such as those of the British season; or, an almanac of annual dates and facts (8) |
