| UTAHUTES | College football team whose stadium hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies |
| YOKOHAMA | Japanese city whose International Stadium hosted the 2002 World Cup final |
| COLORADOROCKIES | *Team whose stadium is at the highest elevation in the majors |
| EXPOS | MLB team whose stadium's signage was in English and French |
| WANKHEDE | Iconic stadium hosted the MI vs SRH match in the IPL. (8) |
| EMELI | and 25dn, Singer who performed in both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics |
| SANDE | see 30ac, Singer who performed in both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics |
| EMELISANDE | Singer who performed in both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics |
| ICEHOCKEY | In the 2002 Winter Olympics Canada took the gold for this team rink sport, fifty years to the day from the nation's previous victory (the women's team won gold too!) (3,6) |
| UTAH | Western state that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics |
| SALTLAKECITY | ____ hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics |
| LEANNRIMES | Blue singer who performed in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics opening ceremony: 2 wds. |
| STADIUM | Place for Olympic opening and closing ceremonies |
| IMAGINE | Song by John Lennon that was covered at the 2022 Winter Olympics' opening ceremony in Beijing (7) |
| BRYANADAMS | Heaven singer who performed in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics opening ceremony: 2 wds. |
| ICESKATER | Performer such as Torvill, Dean or Stephen Bradbury, the luckiest winner of the 2002 Winter Olympics |
| KOSTELIC | Janica ___, Croatian alpine skier who won three gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics (8) |
| CURLING | Sport in which Great Britain won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics (7) |
| TOMCRUISE | Hollywood icon who rappelled into the Stade de France at the Olympic closing ceremonies last night, symbolizing the Summer Games moving from Paris (2024) to Los Angeles (2028) |
| BELFRY | The ___, golf course that hosted the 2002 Ryder Cup (6) |
