| ARRIVA | Operator of CrossCountry trains (6) |
| NORDIC | ___ skiing; one of the disciplines of crosscountry skiing other than Alpine (6) |
| MELTON | And 8 Down East Midlands Railway-operated station also served by CrossCountry trains (6, 7) |
| EVENTING | Equestrian sport featuring the disciplines of crosscountry, dressage and show jumping (8) |
| DRIVER | The club for many a crosscountry runner (6) |
| JACKAL | From "man of the people" or "lad", word for a professional steeplechaser; or, an operator of beer taps, computers, discs/records, trucks or other machines, vehicles or things (6) |
| AMTRAK | Operator of Acela trains |
| TYPIST | Operator of a printing machine (6) |
| RESORT | Government's Operator of Last ___ (6) |
| CALMAC | Major operator of ferries between mainland Scotland and the islands off the west coast (6) |
| CHARON | Operator of late ferry running daily, initially |
| CUNARD | Operator of the Carpathia, the steamship that rescued the Titanic's survivors |
| SKI | One of a crosscountry pair |
| ISERE | Department of a French crosscountry runner (5) |
| POINTTOPOINTER | Indicate position of dog and crosscountry racer (5-2-7) |
| MEADS | Brunel station served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry (7,6,5) |
| BMX | Organised racing of bicycles on a crosscountry course (1,1,1) |
| PENZANCE | Southern end of long-distance CrossCountry service cancelled in 2025 (8) |
| ABERDEEN | Northern end of long-distance CrossCountry service cancelled in 2025 (8) |
| MOUNTAINBIKE | RIO 2016: crosscountry need in cycling: 2 wds. |
