| MILLAR | David ......, Scottish cyclist who won the 'King of the Mountains' competition in the 1984 Tour de France (6) |
| OLE | Copa Mundial de Ftbol cheer |
| DOTS | Polka ; pattens on dresses/bikinis, or Tour de France jerseys worn by king of the mountains classification leaders (4) |
| OBREE | Graeme, Scottish cyclist who broke the 1 hour record in 1993 (5) |
| FIGNON | Laurent ?, cyclist; 1983 and 1984 Tour de France winner |
| CHRISHOY | Scottish cyclist who is Team GB's joint most decorated Olympian with six gold medals (5,3) |
| ROTORS | King of the Mountains' features: most fans need them (6) |
| DESERTORCHID | Racehorse who won the King George VI Chase four times and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1989 (6,6) |
| PYRAH | Malcolm, show jumper who won the King George V Gold Cup at the Royal International Horse Show in 1985 and 1987 (5) |
| BROOME | David, show jumper who won the King George V Gold Cup six times between 1960 and 1991 (6) |
| BYE | Transfer to the next round of competition in the absence of an opponent (3) |
| RORIE | David ---, Scottish doctor, folklorist and poet who wrote the song The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon (5) |
| TENNANT | David, Scottish actor who played the title role in the 2020 TV crime drama Des (7) |
| SEVENTY | A score over fifty for the competition in the outskirts of Salisbury (7) |
| FACUP | First played in 1871, what is the oldest national football competition in the world? (1,1,3) |
| MCCALLUM | David -, Scottish actor who played Illya Kuryakin in 1960s US television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (8) |
| BROCK | Aussie racing driver, remembered as the 'King of the Mountain' (5) |
| HIQ | What is the oldest academic quiz competition in the U.S. (since 1948)? |
| OSLO | City where Japan and Germany returned to Winter Olympics competition in the aftermath of WWII |
| LIVINGSTONE | David -, Scottish missionary and explorer who died in Africa in 1873 (11) |