| RODDIXON | New Zealand athlete; 1983 winner of the New York City Marathon men's race |
| TOLA | Tamirat _, winner of the 2023 New York City Marathon (men's title) |
| MIKKOLA | 1983 winner of the World Rally Championship (7) |
| HANNU | 1983 winner of the World Rally Championship (5) |
| PROKOPCUKA | Jelena ___, 2005 and 2006 winner of the New York City marathon women's race (10) |
| WAITZ | Nine-time winner of the New York City Marathon |
| PETERSNELL | Double Olympic champion who was voted New Zealand Athlete of the Century in 2000 (5,5) |
| SNELL | Peter ....., New Zealand athlete who won three Olympic gold medals (5) |
| LEL | Martin ___, winner of the 2007 New York Marathon men's race (3) |
| ASTOR | ___ Place, one of the original 28 stations of the New York City subway |
| AMERICAN | _ Beauty, first Best Picture Oscar winner of the new millennium (8) |
| SPIN | Word that when followed by City gives the title of a former US sitcom set in the New York City mayor's office (4) |
| EASTSIDE | Lower ___. and Upper ___ are neighbourhoods of the New York City borough of Manhattan (4,4) |
| CAVANAGH | "The Flash" actor Tom ___, who ran the New York City Marathon in 3:29:31 in 2006 |
| SEASIDE | Section of the New York City borough of Queens between Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Park (7) |
| INDIA | 1983 winners of cricket's World Cup (5) |
| LAWRENCE | Stylish boutique hotel and wedding venue in Padiham, Burnley; winner of the New Business Award in 2018's Lancashire Tourism Awards (8) |
| ISLIP | ... and I'd send Tonya Harding to the New York city of ___ |
| ING | Financial services company that sponsors the New York City Marathon |
| FAME | 80s TV series set in the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. (4) |
