| GBR | Home team at the 2012 Olympics, to the IOC |
| ZARATINDALL | Eldest niece of King Charles III; part of the silver medal- winning Great Britain eventing team at the 2012 Olympic Games (4,7) |
| USC | Home team at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum |
| ARSENAL | Home team at the Emirates Stadium |
| LORDS | London venue of the archery tournament at the 2012 Olympics (5) |
| ALLYSONFELIX | She won gold in the 200-meter dash at the 2012 Olympics |
| HANDBALL | Seven-a-side sport won by France and Norway at the 2012 Olympics by the men's and women's teams resp |
| NEVIN | Name the Mullingar boxer who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics. (5) |
| TWEDDLE | Beth _, British gymnast who won the bronze medal on uneven bars at the 2012 Olympics (7) |
| EMELI | Part of anthem elicited Ms Sande to sing at the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony (5) |
| CHAMBERS | Dwain, London-born sprinter who ran for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics (8) |
| OPRAHWINFREY | When Chicago became one of the four candidates to host the 2016 Olympics, she traveled to Copenhagen to pitch her adopted hometown to the IOC |
| EPEE | Only event in which Venezuela medaled at the 2012 Olympics |
| LAURA | _ Robson, silver medallist in mixed doubles tennis at the 2012 Olympics (5) |
| MRBEAN | Character last seen at the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony |
| ETON | Purpose-built rowing lake used at the 2012 Olympics |
| ENNISHILL | Dame Jessica ----- ----, athlete who won gold at the 2012 Olympics (5-4) |
| CIAN | O'Connor won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 2012 Olympics. (4) |
| DORNEY | Purpose-built rowing lake used at the 2012 Olympics |
| POMMEL | ___ horse, individual men's gymnastics event won by Krisztian Berki at the 2012 Olympics (6) |
