| KADEENACOX | British Paralympic athlete and cyclist (7,3) |
| LAUREN | ___ Steadman, Paralympic athlete and Strictly Come Dancing 2018 hopeful (6) |
| TANNI | Paralympic athlete and life peer who won 11 gold medals (5,4-8) |
| GREY | Paralympic athlete and life peer who won 11 gold medals (5,4-8) |
| THOMPSON | Paralympic athlete and life peer who won 11 gold medals (5,4-8) |
| LONGJUMPER | Athlete and what covers his or her thighs? |
| TYNAN | Irish tenor and former Paralympic athlete Ronan ___ |
| WEIR | British paralympic wheelchair athlete, David (4) |
| ESPYAWARDS | Honors for athletes, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| GREYTHOMPSON | Tanni, Welsh ex-Paralympic athlete in wheelchair racing and crossbench peer (4-8) |
| EDWARD | Prince ____ , British royal who is patron of the British Paralympic Association (6) |
| ELLIE | --- Simmonds, British Paralympic swimmer |
| HAHN | Sophie _, gold medal-winning British Paralympic sprinter (4) |
| SIMMONDS | Ellie _, British Paralympic swimmer who won two gold medals aged 13 (8) |
| SARAHSTOREY | Great Britain's most successful Paralympic athlete of all time (5,6) |
| CHANTALPETITCLERC | The Honourable ___ ___ (Canadian Senator who is one of our country's most decorated Paralympic athletes) |
| GAILDEVERS | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics: 2 wds |
| WHEELCHAIR | - rugby, Paralympic sport |
| JOANBENOIT | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| HELMETED | Like firefighters and cyclists |