| FOURMINUTEMILE | Roger Bannister first broke it |
| IFFLEY | __ Road Track; where Sir Roger Bannister first ran a mile in under four minutes (6) |
| BLADDER | Blister results from Bannister's first run in stockings (7) |
| MILE | Roger Bannister was the first to run it in under four minutes |
| MILER | Roger Bannister, the first four-minute ___ |
| FOURMINUTEMILER | Roger Bannister was the first |
| SMILER | He's happy, being first to surpass Roger Bannister? (6) |
| OXFORD | In which city did Roger Bannister run the first ever sub-four-minute mile? (6) |
| HANDRAIL | Applause! First-class student welcomes the debut of Roger Bannister (8) |
| CHRISCHATAWAY | London-born athlete nicknamed 'The Red Fox' who helped Roger Bannister to the first sub-four minute mile in 1954 (5,8) |
| FOURMINUTES | Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile under this time (2 wds.) |
| FOUR | On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run the mile in less than this many minutes |
| SIR | Title for Roger Bannister or Nick Faldo |
| MILLER | Roger Bannister, say, hosted student bandleader (6) |
| MILERSISLE | Tropical getaway for Roger Bannister? |
| RUNAMILE | Emulate Roger Bannister? (3,1,4) |
| FOURMINUTE | ___ mile, barrier broken by Roger Bannister (10) |
| COMPANIONOFHONOUR | What Roger Bannister and Shirley Williams both became earlier this month |
| RAILING | In poor health, propping up the head of Roger Bannister (7) |
| EXETER | Oxford college whose alumni include Richard Burton and Roger Bannister |