| SHILTON | Peter, goalkeeper who holds a record number of caps for England (7) |
| EDISON | American inventor who holds a record number of patents (6) |
| BUFFON | Which footballer, who retired last year, holds the record number of caps for Italy? (6) |
| WEARSEVERALHATS | Act in various roles in sport, having a number of caps? (4,7,4) |
| HOPESOLO | U.S. goalkeeper who holds the record for most clean sheets |
| BRADFRIEDEL | American goalkeeper who holds the Premier League record for most consecutive appearances |
| CYYOUNG | Major League Baseball award named for a pitcher who lost a record number of games |
| OFFICER | A person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command. (7) |
| LEONARD | Jason, ex-rugby union prop nicknamed the Fun Bus who won a record 114 caps for England (7) |
| HALOGEN | For one, chlorine layer holds a record (7) |
| CHIVERS | Martin ___, late forward for Tottenham Hotspur who won 24 caps for England (7) |
| CAPTAIN | Officer of the navy who holds a rank junior to rear admiral but senior to a commander (7) |
| BRACKEN | Kyran, former scrum-half who won 51 caps for England (7) |
| DOWAGER | Widow who holds a title or property from her deceased husband (7) |
| ACCEPTS | Takes receipt of caps and so on (7) |
| JOECOLE | Football pundit with 56 caps for England; a Chelsea winger from 2003-10 (3,4) |
| DANCOLE | Rugby union prop who earned his 100th cap for England earlier this year |
| BONDS | Billy ___, late footballer who made a record number of appearances for West Ham United (5) |
| ICEHOCKEY | Canada holds a record of winning this sport the most number of times with a total of 21 medals: 2 wds. |
| WEIGHTLIFTING | China holds a record of winning this sport the most number of times with a total of 266 medals: 2 wds. |
