| BRYANS | His record 18lb 3oz River Nene barbel (Aug. 2016) was beaten a few weeks later (5,6) |
| NIGEL | His record 18lb 3oz River Nene barbel (Aug. 2016) was beaten a few weeks later (5,6) |
| DOCUDRAMA | Medic has beaten a drum on a TV film (9) |
| CLARKE | Ray ___, holds river roach record, 4lb 3oz (Dorset Stour, 1990) (6) |
| TIMPANO | Something beaten, a naughty child wearing topaz ring |
| MATED | Beaten, a la Bobby Fischer |
| TENCH | Record weight (2001) for this coarse fish is 15lb 3oz (5) |
| ROACH | Redfin: record weight 4lb 3oz (5) |
| SUPERSIZEME | This documentary debuted at Sundance in 2004; six weeks later, McDonald's began removing the extra-large food servings in the title from its menu |
| NORTHAMPTON | Town in central England on the River Nene (11) |
| OPENVERDICT | In a few weeks write to composer, after hearing this inconclusive ending |
| DECATHLETES | Competitors allowed to enter various heats after a few weeks (11) |
| BALLOTBOXES | Some are stuffed a few weeks before Thanksgiving |
| MARKSPITZ | His record of seven golds in one Olympics was beaten by Michael Phelps |
| GORDON | Belying his name, this 1963 train robber who died in January 2016 was definitely a baddie! (6,5) |
| GOODY | Belying his name, this 1963 train robber who died in January 2016 was definitely a baddie! (6, 5) |
| EDISON | His record for patents was surpassed by a japanese inventor in 2003 |
| RING | Japanese horror mystery film about a cursed videotape that, when watched, will cause the viewer to die a week later |
| THERIGHTSTUFF | 1983 film in which astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016) was a character: 3 wds. |
| KARA | This girl group, which disbanded in 2016, was named after a Greek word meaning joy |
