| RALF | Formula One driver Schumacher, brother of the champion, Michael |
| MICHAEL | Seven-time World Champion Formula One racing car driver, ... Schumacher |
| BESTRIDING | Descriptive of the champion jockey in the saddle (10) |
| HAMZA | Forename of the champion of Strictly in 2022 (5) |
| ISTABRAQ | Winner of the Champion Hurdle in 1998, 1999 and 2000 (8) |
| KINGFISHER | Halcyon description of the champion angler (10) |
| TWO | Number of times Michael Schumacher has won the Laureus Sportsman of the year |
| ORLEANS | Duc d' -; title upon the death of his uncle Gaston of Philippe I who was the younger brother of the Sun King and bought Chateau de Saint- Cloud for 240,000 livres in 1658(7) |
| HELENUS | In Greek mythology, the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra |
| BATEMAN | Character in the Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules of Attraction who is the younger,brother of the central character |
| SEAN | Character in the Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules of Attraction who is the younger,brother of the central character |
| FORMULAONE | Champion Michael Schumacher's motor racing event (7,3) |
| TRAPIDO | Barbara ___, author of the novels Brother of the More Famous Jack and Temples of Delight (7) |
| ROBERTFKENNEDY | Politician and brother of the 35th president of the US (6,1,7) |
| GOWER | One of the champions |
| CHANG | 1989 French Open champion Michael |
| ISAO | Aoki of the Champions Tour |
| DONJOHN | Brother of the Prince of Arragon in the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing (3,4) |
| GALLIO | Roman senator, brother of the writer Seneca, mentioned in the Bible for dismissing charges against Paul the Apostle (6) |
| FORREST | Steve, younger brother of the actor Dana Andrews who played The Baron in the 1960's TV series (7) |
