| DAVIDWILKIE | Recently deceased Scots swimmer who was Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in 1976 (5,6) |
| DUNCANSCOTT | Scots swimmer who brought his Olympic medal tally to eight at Paris (6,5) |
| MCCALLUM | Surname of the recently-deceased Scots actor known for roles in 'NCIS' and 'Colditz' (8) |
| CASSIUSCLAY | Who was Olympic light- heavyweight boxing champion in 1960? (7,4) |
| WILKIE | Scottish 1976 Olympic 200m breaststroke champion, David ... (6) |
| SONI | US 2008-12 Olympic 200m breaststroke champion, Rebecca ... (4) |
| BOARDMAN | Chris ---, British cyclist who was Olympic champion in the 4000m Individual Pursuit at the 1992 Games (8) |
| HEYNS | South Africa's 1996 Olympic 100m and 200m breaststroke champion, Penny ... (5) |
| THREE | Equestrian discipline in which Richard Meade was Olympic champion (5-3,5) |
| DAY | Equestrian discipline in which Richard Meade was Olympic champion (5-3,5) |
| EVENT | Equestrian discipline in which Richard Meade was Olympic champion (5-3,5) |
| BARRYSHEENE | British motorcycle racer who was 500cc world champion in 1976 and 1977 |
| AMANDABEARD | American seven-time Olympic medallist (two gold, four silver, one bronze) who is a former world record holder in the women's 200m breaststroke |
| ISSEYMIYAKE | Recently deceased Japanese fashion designer known as the king of pleats (5,6) |
| DAWNFRASER | Champion swimmer who was named Australian of the Year in 1964 (4,6) |
| EDMOSES | Olympic 400m champion in 1976 and 1984, prevented by boycott from competing in 1980 |
| DAVIES | Sharron, British ex-Olympic swimmer who was nicknamed Amazon on TV show Gladiators (6) |
| MONA | Swimmer who was Ireland's first Olympic medallist at the Paris Games, _ McSharry (4) |
| ANITA | ..... Lonsbrough, 1960 Olympic women's 200m breaststroke swimming champion (5) |
| PEATY | GB's 2016-20 Olympic 100m breaststroke champion and 2024 runner-up, Adam ... (5) |
