| WESTTIP | Horse that won the 1986 Grand National (43) |
| DANCINGBRAVE | Horse that won the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (7,5) |
| OLDDEVILS | 'The - ', Kingsley Amis novel that won the 1986 Booker Prize (3,6) |
| DIEGOMARADONA | Captain of the Argentina team that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup (5,8) |
| LONESOMEDOVE | Western novel that won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize: 2 wds. |
| NEWYORKMETS | Baseball team that won the 1986 World Series (3,4,4) |
| PLATOON | Oliver Stone Vietnam War film that won the 1986 Oscar for Best Picture |
| TIP | 1986 Grand National winner ridden by Richard Dunwoody (4,3) |
| WEST | 1986 Grand National winner ridden by Richard Dunwoody (4,3) |
| KINGSLEYAMIS | Who won the 1986 Booker Prize for The Old Devils? (8,4) |
| ELIEWIESEL | Author who won the 1986 Peace Prize |
| WEBB | 5'7" Spud who won the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk contest |
| LEMOND | Greg ?, cyclist who won the 1986 Tour de France (6) |
| THEOLDDEVILS | Kingsley Amis novel which won the 1986 Booker Prize (3,3,6) |
| SOYINKA | Wole, Nigerian writer who won the 1986 Nobel prize for literature (7) |
| TWAY | Bob, golfer who won the 1986 US PGA championship (4) |
| ELIE | Wiesel who won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize |
| JACKNICKLAUS | "Golden Bear" golfer who won the 1986 Masters at age 46: 2 wds. |
| ALLCOCK | Tony ?, bowls player who won the 1986, 1987 and 2002 World Indoor Singles Championship (7) |
| NYSTROM | Joakim --, Swedish tennis player who won the 1986 Wimbledon Men's Doubles title with Mats Wilander (7) |
