| DANNYBOY | Northern Ireland's anthem at the Commonwealth Games (5,3) |
| JERUSALEM | England's anthem at the Commonwealth Games. (9) |
| LANGSYNE | Auld - -; meaning "for old times' sake", Robert Burns' poem sung as an anthem at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve (4,4) |
| BIANCA | Runner who has represented England at the Commonwealth Games in the 200m and the 4 x 100m relay, _ Williams (6) |
| PARANOID | Black Sabbath's big hit, played at the closing of the Commonwealth Games (8) |
| LADYGAGA | Singer of the national anthem at Super Bowl 50: 2 wds. |
| EMMA | .... George, first-ever winner of the women's pole vault at the Commonwealth Games (4) |
| HELEN | ..... Troke, in badminton, two-time winner of the women's singles at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| CAPES | Geoff ...., two-time winner of the men's shot put at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| NAVEEN | 19-year-old wrestler who won gold in the 74 kg freestyle category at the Commonwealth Games. (6) |
| SEVENS | Rugby ____, a shorter variant of the game played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998 (6) |
| TROKE | Helen ....., twotime women's singles badminton champion at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| FLORA | Dame ____ Duffy, 2022 gold medal-winning triathlete at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| BHAVINA | ... Patel, gold winner in para table tennis at the Commonwealth Games. (7) |
| MALAYSIA | Kuala Lumpur's country that was the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998 |
| SCOTLAND | Country which held the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 1970 (8) |
| SUSAN | Singer of Mull of Kintyre at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony (5,5) |
| OAKES | Judy ....., three-time women's shot put winner at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| BRILL | Debbie ...... two-time women's high jump winner at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| SQUASH | India's youngest athlete at the Commonwealth Games, Anahat Singh, plays this sport. (6) |
