| HINES | Jim ____ won 100m Olympic gold in 1968, with the first official time under 10 seconds |
| CHRISTIE | First British athlete to run under 10 seconds in the 100 metres (8) |
| LYLES | Noah ___, 100m Olympic gold medalist (2024) |
| DOZY | Dave Dee, ___, Beaky, Mick & Tich, group that topped the singles chart in the UK in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu |
| WORDS | Third UK top 10 hit by the Bee Gees, released in 1968 with the B-side 'Sinking Ships' (5) |
| CLIFFRICHARD | Singer who came second at Eurovision for the UK in 1968 with the song Congratulations (5,7) |
| WALDI | What was the name of the first official mascot of the Olympic Games, introduced for the 1972 Summer Games in West Germany? |
| URBAN | The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band charted in 1968 with I'm The ... Spaceman |
| COCKER | Joe, singer who had a UK No. 1 hit in 1968 with With A Little Help From My Friends (6) |
| JIMTUNNEY | "The Dean of NFL Referees" who became the first official named to the All-Madden Team |
| HAWAII | The first official ironman triathlon competition was held in this US Pacific Island state in 1978 |
| BRANSON | Virgin Group founder who launched his career in 1968 with Student magazine (7) |
| RICHARDHARRIS | Irish actor who had a top ten hit in 1968 with MacArthur Park |
| NINASIMONE | Who had a hit in 1968 with Ain't Got No - I Got Life? (4,6) |
| ALBATROSS | Fleetwood Mac had their only UK number-one hit in 1968 with which instrumental? (9) |
| JOHNDRYDEN | The first official poet laureate, appointed in 1668 by Charles II (4,6) |
| JONATHANYEO | British artist responsible for the first official portrait of the King since his coronation (8,3) |
| DACHSHUND | The 1st official Summer Olympic mascot was this type of dog, in Munich 1972 |
| ROSEMARYSBABY | Ira Levin novel filmed in 1968 with Mia Farrow (9,4) |
| ESPADA | A V12 Lamborghini unleashed in 1968 with 325bhp on tap (6) |
