| KOHLI | Player of the series for the 2016 World T20 |
| VIRAT | Player of the series for the 2016 World T20 (5,5) |
| GIANT | The Buried ___ 2015 fantasy novel by Kazuo Ishiguro which was nominated for the 2016 World Fantasy Award for best novel |
| STEVEBURNS | Original host of 12-Across (1996-2002) who returns to the series for the first time in 21 years on Friday with a new mystery |
| SAMMY | Darren ..... , West Indies 2012 and 2016 World T20 finalwinning captain (5) |
| DAREN | West Indies 2012 and 2016 ICC World T20 Final-winning captain (5,5) |
| HARVESTRYE | Crown Royal northern ___ ___ (Canadian drink which is the 2016 World Whisky of the Year winner as ch |
| DINGJUNHUI | Chinese snooker player who lost to Mark Selby in the 2016 World Championship final (4,6) |
| LOSANGELES | American city in which Australia won the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time (3,7) |
| BRUCEPARRY | Former Royal Marines commando officer whose documentary series for the BBC include Tribe, Amazon and Arctic (5,5) |
| CLEVELANDINDIANS | They lost to the 1A in the 2016 World Series, and are now the team waiting the longest for their next win |
| SMITH | Identify the surname of the player who won the player of the series award in the two-test series in Jan-Feb 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia. (5) |
| SAM | Who is the only cricketer to win the Player of the Final and Player of the Series award in the same edition? (3,6) |
| CURRAN | Who is the only cricketer to win the Player of the Final and Player of the Series award in the same edition? (3,6) |
| EPICWIN | Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, say, if you're a Cubs fan |
| BUTTLER | Who won the Player of the Series award in the recently-held T20 international series held between England and the West Indies? (7) |
| CRISTIANORONALDO | The first player to score a hat-trick at the 2016 World Cup! (9, 7) |
| CUBSFAN | One who rejoiced after the 2016 World Series |
| BAUER | Trevor who pitched in the 2016 World Series |
| CUBS | Lovable losers who won the 2016 World Series (4) |
