| GAINSAYER | One contradicting philosopher wins at the outset |
| CROMIE | Brother of Featherbed designer Rex, this Northern Irishman scored wins at the Isle of Man and the Ulster GP in the early 1950s. (6,10) |
| MCCANDLESS | Brother of Featherbed designer Rex, this Northern Irishman scored wins at the Isle of Man and the Ulster GP in the early 1950s. (6,10) |
| MEDAL | This is on top of the list for one who wins at the Olympics (5) |
| RENEARNOUX | French racing driver who achieved the first of his seven Formula One wins at the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| AGAINST | As opposed to the wins at the outskirts (7) |
| BEYONCE | Break My Soul female singer who broke the record for most Grammy wins at the 2023 Grammy Awards |
| JESSEOWENS | African-American Olympic champion whose wins at the Berlin games publicly debunked Hitler's racial t |
| SYEDABIDALI | Identify the former Indian all-rounder, who passed away earlier this year, who had hit the winning runs in the famous Test win at The Oval in 1971. (4,4,3) |
| LONGBOW | Arguably the defining weapon in the English wins at Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt (7) |
| TRICKSTER | One who wins at cards by cheating? (9) |
| MUSICALCHAIRS | Game one can't stand to win - at the end, there's no score |
| LEA | Pitcher Charlie who got the win at the 1984 All-Star Game |
| PIASTRI | Australian racing driver who gained his first Formula One win at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix (7) |
| OSCAR | Australian racing driver who gained his first Formula One win at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix (5) |
| PLACE | Almost win at the track |
| SINGLEMINDED | To win at the Oval, Rhodes and Hirst were so determined |
| IRON | Club's run preserved by 1-0 win at the death |
| MATE | Win at the board |
| WINEBAR | Could bear to win at the watering hole (4,3) |
