| GEHRIG | Lou ?, US baseball star who played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925-39 (6) |
| BABE | US baseball star who died in 1948 (4,4) |
| RUTH | US baseball star who died in 1948 (4,4) |
| LOUGEHRIG | U.S. baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games from 1925-39 (3,6) |
| EVELYN | Musical comedy star who played in such musicals as Bitter Sweet (6,4) |
| ICHIRO | Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally |
| AGASSI | Tennis star who played in the 2025 U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, at age fifty-five |
| MINOSO | White Sox star who played in five decades (1949-1980) |
| AUBURN | US auto company, built flamboyant sporting machines from 1925 to '36 under Cord ownership (6) |
| MR3OOO | Film in which Bernie Mac plays a retired baseball star who didn't get quite as many hits as he thoug |
| THORNE | Sportscaster Gary who called Orioles games from 2007 to 2020 |
| KAITAK | ___ Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998 (3,3) |
| JOEDIMAGGIO | Baseball star who played his entire career (1936-1951) at New York Yankees (3,8) |
| LAYE | Musical comedy star who played in such musicals as Bitter Sweet (6,4) |
| CARL | US athlete who won gold in the long jump in every Olympic Games from 1984 to 1996 (4) |
| LEWIS | US athlete who won gold in the long jump in every Olympic Games from 1984 to 1996 (5) |
| AARON | Hank ?, US baseball player who retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs (5) |
| DIMAGGIO | Joe ?, US baseball player married to Marilyn Monroe from 1954-55 (8) |
| REDGRAVE | Retired Team GB rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984-2000 and was elected as chairman of Henley Royal Regatta in 2015 (8) |
| NAPOLEON | Two card games from "Animal Farm" and "Star Wars" for "The Man from UNCLE" (8,4) |
