| EVANDERHOLYFIELD | Heavyweight whose ear was bitten by Mike Tyson in 1997 (7,9) |
| EVANDER | Mr. Holyfield, boxer whose ear was bitten by Mike Tyson (7) |
| SPINKS | Undefeated in all his 32 earlier fights, which boxer (Michael ___) was demolished by Mike Tyson in 91 seconds in 1988? (6) |
| APRIL | Summer Bay woman whose life was in danger when she was bitten by a snake (5,5) |
| THONG | Pants tune delivered by Mike Tyson |
| KNOCKOUTS | Decisive blows in boxing, such as that inflicted by Buster Douglas on Mike Tyson in 1991 (9) |
| FRANKBRUNO | British boxer who lost the WBC heavyweight title to Mike Tyson in 1996 (5,5) |
| DOUGLAS | Heavyweight who KO'd Mike Tyson in 1990, Buster ... (7) |
| BUSTERDOUGLAS | Heavyweight who beat Mike Tyson in 1990 (6,7) |
| TENTHROUND | When Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, in a classic 1990 bout |
| GIVENS | Robin _ (actress who married Mike Tyson in 1988) (6) |
| JAKEPAUL | Boxer and YouTuber who won a bout against Mike Tyson in November (4,4) |
| CAPTAINHOOK | Children's character whose hand was bitten off by a croc |
| AHAB | Captain whose leg was bitten off by Moby Dick |
| EIGHTEENTH | Century in which the War of Jenkins' Ear was fought |
| SARALEE | Frozen-foods brand sold off by Tyson in 2018 |
| ARLES | Where "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear" was painted |
| MIDAS | King of Phrygia whose ears were turned into an ass's by Apollo (5) |
| TAUT | To your ear, was the teacher anxious? (4) |
| TORTOISE | One that kept leading Achilles by the ears was our master |