| AMECHE | Colts fullback Alan who famously scored the winning touchdown in the 1958 NFL championship game |
| ALAN | Colts running back Ameche who scored the winning touchdown in overtime to end "The Greatest Game Eve |
| ENOS | Slaughter who famously scored the winning run in the 1946 World Series |
| ORR | 1958 NFL Rookie of the Year |
| ERTZ | Tight end Zach who scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Eagles' only Super Bowl victory (2018) |
| ROUGE | Meaning "red", French wine or traditional blusher of said colour; or, a touchdown in the Eton field game (5) |
| NEWENGLAND | ___ Patriots the team with the most appearances in the Superbowl the annual NFL championship game: 2 wds. |
| ICE | The ... .... , name by which the 1967 NFL Championship Game in which Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys is known (3,4) |
| BOWL | The ... .... , name by which the 1967 NFL Championship Game in which Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys is known (3,4) |
| ICEBOWL | Nickname for the 1967 NFL Championship Game famously played at about -15 degrees |
| MARADONA | Diego ---, Argentine former footballer who famously scored a 'Hand of God' goal against England in 1986 (8) |
| SUPERBOWL | NFL championship game in the US (5,4) |
| ANDREMORELL | Actor who played Professor Quatermass in the 1958 BBC series and later was Dr Watson opposite Peter Cushing's Sherlock Holmes in the 1959 film The Hound of the Baskervilles (5,6) |
| BROOK | Player who played a key role in England's 2022 T20 World Cup triumph and famously scored three Test centuries in three consecutive matches against Pakistan in 2022.(Last Name) (5) |
| JALENHURTS | Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who rushed for a record-tying three touchdowns in the 2023 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| PROVINE | Dorothy, actress who played the title role in the 1958 biopic The Bonnie Parker Story (7) |
| INNOF | Ingrid Bergman becomes a missionary in China in the 1958 classic, The ... The Sixth Happiness (3,2) |
| INN | Ingrid Bergman becomes a missionary in China in the 1958 classic, The ... Of The Sixth Happiness |
| WILKINSON | Jonny, England rugby union player who scored the winning drop goal in the 2003 World Cup Final (9) |
| ROJO | - Marcos, Argentina defender who scored the winning goal against Nigeria in the FIFA World Cup (4) |
