| TANNI | Retired wheelchair athlete and Paralympian, Baroness _ Grey- Thompson (5) |
| ADE | _ Adepitan, TV presenter and Paralympian (3) |
| PEERS | Ian Botham and Tanni Grey-Thompson, e.g. (5) |
| ENNIS | Retired British athlete and the 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion, Jessica _-Hill (5) |
| KELLY | Retired British middle distance athlete and Olympic gold medallist, Dame _ Holmes (5) |
| WARSI | Sayeeda, Baroness ___, campaigner against Islamophobia (5) |
| ORCZY | Baroness ___, 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' author (5) |
| COLIN | See picture clue: Athlete and Dancing on Ice star, ----- Jackson (5) |
| USAIN | ----- Bolt, athlete and three-time winner of BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year (5) |
| HINES | US athlete and the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres, Jim _ (5) |
| ESPYS | Best Comeback Athlete and Best Team, for two |
| DAME | Title awarded to athletes Mary Peters, Tanni Grey-thompson and Kelly Holmes (4) |
| WEIR | David - - -, British Paralympic wheelchair athlete who has won the London Marathon eight times (4) |
| ADEADEPITAN | Wheelchair athlete who co-hosts Children In Need (3,8) |
| ASHTON | Baroness ___, the EU's first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
| ELSA | Baroness ___ von Freytag-Loringhoven, Dada artist and poet |
| KARREN | Business executive, TV personality and Baroness, _ Brady (6) |
| CARL | Super athlete and winner of 9 Olympic gold medals for track and field, ... Lewis |
| PACKER | Wisconsin athlete and Indiana athlete pocketing $1,000 (6) |
| GREY | Paralympic athlete and life peer who won 11 gold medals (5,4-8) |
