| IFSO | In which event is female entering ring? (2,2) |
| LONGJUMP | Bob Beamon and Mike Powell excelled in which event? (4,4) |
| TIMEFRAME | Issue over plan in which event should occur (9) |
| POMMEL | In which event did Rhys McClenaghan win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics? (6,5) |
| HORSE | In which event did Rhys McClenaghan win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics? (6,5) |
| FETE | Charge female entering for celebration |
| FLEA | Insect at front of meadow is female |
| ECHO | Nymph is female chorus part |
| FOWL | Perhaps hen is female bird (4) |
| SIRI | Virtual assistant whose default voice is female (really makes you think!!) |
| AUNT | Worker around university is female relative (4) |
| LADY | Boy finds youthful head is female (4) |
| NORA | Neither one is female (4) |
| ARROW | Time's -, 1991 novel by Martin Amis in which events occur in reverse chronology (5) |
| GROUNDHOGDAY | Situation in which events are continually repeated (9,3) |
| RULEOFLAW | State of order in which events conform to legal requirements (4,2,3) |
| VENERATES | Respects in which events are contrived |
| LONG | Bob Beamon holds the oldest standing Summer Olympics record, set in 1968 at Mexico City. Which event does he hold the record in? (with 16 Down: 4,4) |
| GOOSEFAIR | Which event of medieval origin takes place in Nottingham every October? (5,4) |
| DRESSAGE | In equestrianism, which event tests the horse's obedience? (8) |
