| PINDAR | Greek lyric poet (c. 518-438 BC) noted for his odes (Epinikia) celebrating victories in the games at Olympia and elsewhere (6) |
| HORACE | Poet and satirist of ancient Rome noted for his Odes and the Ars Poetica (6) |
| WINASTUFFEDANIMAL | Be successful in one of the games at the Summer fair: 4 wds. |
| OLYMPIANODES | Collection by Pindar celebrating victories at the Panhellenic Games |
| FIVEASIDE | Form of football, played on a smaller pitch, with a total of 10 players involved in the game at any one time (4-1-4) |
| ANACREON | Lyric poet of ancient Greece (c.582-c.485 BC) noted for his celebrations of love, wine and revelry (8) |
| CROESUS | King of Lydia from 560-546 BC noted for his great wealth |
| VIRGIL | Poet of ancient Rome (70-19 BC) noted for the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid (6) |
| DRYDEN | British poet famous for his odes on "St. Cecilia's Day", Heroic Stanzas, All For Love, etc. (4,6) |
| JOHN | British poet famous for his odes on "St. Cecilia's Day", Heroic Stanzas, All For Love, etc. (4,6) |
| OMAN | Which country overlooking the mouth of the Persian Gulf just participated in its 11th consecutive summer Olympics since making its debut in the Games in 1984? (4) |
| FOX | News channel whose managing editor took credit for Republican victories in the 2002 midterm election |
| NEWBURY | Berkshire market town that was the scene of both Parliamentarian and Royalist victories in the Civil War (7) |
| KEATS | Surname of the poet famous for his "Odes" (5) |
| SAPPHO | Who was the Greek lyric poet living in Lesbos around 600 BC (6) |
| ALCAEUS | 7th century BC Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs and political odes |
| YOSEMITEFALLS | What, in eastern California, is the series of three waterfalls: the Upper Fall, 438 metres high; the |
| TREBLE | Three sporting victories in the same event, season or the like (6) |
| MUMBAI | City where five-time champions Mumbai Indians achieved 150 victories in the IPL. (6) |
| JRSMITH | Cavaliers shooting guard who famously could have won the game at the end of regulation of Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, instead dribbled out the clock |
