| SINCARAZ | Portmanteau for the tennis rivalry seen in three successive Grand Slam finals (June, July, and September, 2025) |
| BORGVS | Drama based on a famous tennis rivalry, ... McEnroe (4,2) |
| INSTAGRAM | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| LONGSUMMER | Be dying for June, July and August as it lasts from April to October in the sun (4,6) |
| MONTHS | June, July and August |
| SUMMERTIME | June, July and August (10) |
| KENROSEWALL | The oldest male tennis player to play in two Grand Slam finals in the same year (1974) |
| RODLAVER | The ____ Arena has the smallest capacity of the four stadiums used for tennis grand slam finals |
| CHARANI | Identify the surname of the player who picked up the most wickets in the five-match women's T20I series held between England and India in June-july 2025. (7) |
| DAWNFRASER | Setter of 27 individual world records, which Australian swimmer won gold medals in three successive Olympic Games and represented Balmain in the NSW parliament from 1988 to 1991? (4,6) |
| ARKLE | Horse that Pat Taaffe rode to victory in three successive Cheltenham Gold Cups in the 1960s |
| SAFINA | Dinara ...... . former WTA number one; runner-up in two Grand Slam finals in 2009 (6) |
| DOUE | Identify the surname of the player who won the best young player award in the FIFA Club World Cup held in June-july 2025. (4) |
| ROBERT | Identify the first name of the player who won the best goalkeeper award in the FIFA Club World Cup held in June-july 2025. (6) |
| HORSTMUHLMANN | German-born kicker who kicked a 50+ yard field goal in three successive games in 1970 |
| WILSON | The men's 800m gold medallist in three successive IAAF World Championships. 1995-99 (6,8) |
| KIPKETER | The men's 800m gold medallist in three successive IAAF World Championships. 1995-99 (6,8) |
| IVANLENDL | First male tennis player to appear in 19 grand-slam finals |
| ACES | Roger Federer served 50 ___ in the 2009 Wimbledon final, a grand slam final record. (4) |
| ONS | ___ Jabeur (first Muslim tennis pro to play in a Grand Slam final) |
