| HIDEO | Mr Kanaya, the first Japanese rider to win a 500cc Grand Prix. (5) |
| IRELAND | Dennis, one of only three winners of a 500cc Grand Prix from New Zealand. (7) |
| SHEENE | Being the only winner of both a 50cc and a 500cc GP is not this legend's most famous conquest. (6) |
| ASTRO | The first Japanese animation to become a hit around the world, ... Boy |
| OKADA | Tadayuki ___, Japanese rider; runner-up in the 1997 500cc Motorcycle World Championship (5) |
| MAZDA | First Japanese automaker to produce a Le Mans-winning car |
| NAOMIOSAKA | The first Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles tournament, defeating Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open final (5,5) |
| HABIT | It's customary for a rider to wear it! (5) |
| NISEI | Organise Ireland's part in first Japanese issue (5) |
| OSAKA | First Japanese tennis player with a WTA #1 ranking |
| RUBENXAUS | First Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship; at Oschersleben, Germany, in 2001 (5,4) |
| XAUS | Ruben ___, first Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship at Oschersleben in |
| AMEND | Add a rider to a contract, say |
| SNAFU | Daniel ___, first Japanese-American to serve in Congress |
| ACURA | First Japanese luxury car brand |
| OPERA | Vaughan Williams's "Riders to the Sea," e.g. |
| REINS | Which straps are used by riders to guide horses (5) |
| INDURAIN | Miguel ___, Spanish cyclist who was the first rider to win the Tour de France five times in a row |
| SYNGE | 'Riders to the Sea' author |
| WIGGINS | Bradley ......., first British rider to win the Tour de France (7) |
