| SEBASTIEN | Former French 250cc Champion who went on to win 24 hour races at Le Mans, Spa, and Paul Ricard. (9,7) |
| GIMBERT | Former French 250cc Champion who went on to win 24 hour races at Le Mans, Spa, and Paul Ricard. (9,7) |
| GOLDENSET | Rare tennis feat in which one player wins 24 straight points |
| BOL | The first of two short words in the title of a classic endurance race held at Paul Ricard. (3) |
| FRANCE | Country which hosts the Formula 1 race at the Circuit Paul Ricard |
| PERNOD | ____ Ricard is a French company producing anise-flavoured aperitifs |
| HARRI | Identify this tennis player who took a sabbatical for three years and did office job before returning to the professional circuit and went on to win the men's doubles title in Wimbledon 2024? (5) |
| WHIPLASH | Sony Pictures bought distribution rights to this drama after its premiere at Sundance; it went on to win the 2014 Best Picture Oscar |
| BABE | ___ Didrikson Zaharias, Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships |
| FONSI | Nephew of the great Angel who went on to win five 250cc Grands Prix. (5) |
| PRINCEPAL | ... Singh, the Indian who was a part of the Sacramento Kings' squad that went on to win this year's NBA Summer League. (9) |
| THEHURTLOCKER | This war film had its U.S. premiere at the 2009 SXSW Festival; it went on to win a Best Picture Oscar |
| POULSEN | Danish player who scored in the second minute in their Group B game vs. Belgium, though Belgium went on to win the game |
| NICOTTE | Rachel, late French racer who was nicknamed 'the boss' of Supersport and won twice at Le Mans in the 1990s. (7) |
| WALESA | The electrician who went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1983) |
| JAREDLETO | Onetime teen idol who went on to win the 2013 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor |
| ELIHUROOT | Secretary of War who went on to win the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize |
| CODA | The 40th annual Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 18-28 in Park City; this low-budget 2021 dramedy premiered there, and went on to win Best Picture |
| AYLING | Rose _-Ellis, EastEnders star who went on to win Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 (6) |
| GRAHAMHILL | Only driver to have won the major races held at Le Mans, Indianapolis and Monaco |
