| RUSSIANBEAR | Misha, mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, for one |
| MISHA | Bear cub mascot of the 1980 Moscow |
| ROADTRANSPORT | Way ahead of time, organised games for one in 20 down (4,9) |
| RIO | City that hosted the 2016 Olympic Games for short |
| WOMENSMARATHON | "Hello, I'm Jiang Zemin. China is uniquely qualified to host the Olympic Games. For example, our ___ |
| BEAR | Mascot Misha of the 1980 Olympics, e.g. |
| RONI | Mascot of the 1980 Winter Olympics |
| TAL | Chess grandmaster nicknamed "Misha" |
| CASTIEL | Misha Collins' "Supernatural" role |
| DITYATIN | Who, in the 1980 Moscow Games, became the first to win eight medals, the most in a single edition, which has since been equalled twice by Michael Phelps? (8) |
| OVETT | Steve ---, British runner who won a gold medal in the 800m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics (5) |
| WELLS | Allan___, Scottish sprinter who won the men's 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics (5) |
| UMBERTO | _ Eco, author of the 1980 historical novel The Name of the Rose (7) |
| UMBERTOECO | Writer of the 1980 novel, The Name of the Rose (7,3) |
| ECO | Umberto, author of the 1980 novel The Name of the Rose (3) |
| FORD | Australia's sole individual swim gold medallist 1980 Moscow Olympics (4) |
| LAKEPLACID | New York town that was the site of the 1980 Olympic "Miracle on Ice" (4,6) |
| DAVIDLYNCH | Director of the 1980 film The Elephant Man (5,5) |
| TERRYFOX | Winner of the 1980 Lou Marsh Trophy for Canada's top athlete (5,3) |
| ITALY | Host of the 1980 Euro, when the tournament expanded to eight teams |
