| GAMES | Gym fitted with a special ramp for global event (10,5) |
| PARALYMPIC | Gym fitted with a special ramp for global event (10,5) |
| PARALYMPICGAMES | Gym with a special ramp built for sporting occasion (10,5) |
| LEAGUE | Lead guitarist in red, the French fever with large, disorderly crowd outside excited for global event (5,6,5,3) |
| WORLDCUP | Lead guitarist in red, the French fever with large, disorderly crowd outside excited for global event (5,6,5,3) |
| RUGBY | Lead guitarist in red, the French fever with large, disorderly crowd outside excited for global event (5,6,5,3) |
| PINE | Gym fitted with one new type of wood |
| SASH | From the French word "chassis", meaning "frame", a term for a sliding framework fitted with a windowpane; or, a ribbon or a scarf worn as a belt (4) |
| SADDLE | With a style fitted with a leaping horn for sitting aside rather that astride, a rider's seat on a horse (6) |
| WWI | Global event from 1914-1918, for short |
| OLYMPICS | Major global event India is preparing for in Los Angeles 2028. (8) |
| HOSTNATION | Country where a major global event takes place: 2 wds. |
| HALFPIPE | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| SLIPWAY | Launching ramp for a boat (7) |
| GANGPLANK | Ramp for boarding a ship (9) |
| ALLSORTS | Confectionery a prerequisite for global constitution? (8) |
| ANNOMUNDI | Girl with old male expert dispensing tips for global dating status? |
| BRENT | Blend of crude oil used as a benchmark for global pricing. (5) |
| OBOE | A woodwind instrument consisting of a conical tube fitted with a mouthpiece having a double reed (4) |
| SKATEBOARD | Once made by attaching wheels to a piece of plank, this sports item is now a highly sophisticated construction (as are the ramps for its users) |
