| HERRERO | Santiago, racer from Spain who took the only GP victories ever for the Ossa factory. (7) |
| NOGARO | French circuit that saw the only GP win for Swiss racer Michel Frutschi, with Steve Parrish on the podium. (6) |
| MARC | Which motorcycle racer from Spain is known widely by the nickname "Ant of Cervera"? (4) |
| EER | 'Ever' for the |
| ALBA | Identify the surname of one of the best left-backs from Spain, who had represented his nation in three consecutive World Cups from 2014 to 2022. (4) |
| ERICA | Liz McDonald's pal from Spain who recently visited Coronation Street, played by Claire King (5,7) |
| RAFAELNADAL | Left-handed tennis player from Spain who has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles: 2 wds. |
| FALAPPA | Italian who won one of the first World Superbike races ever for Bimota, then took several more for Ducati until head injuries ended his career. (7) |
| MONDIAL | Ferrari V8 produced from 1980 to '93, though I prefer to remember the mid-'50s 2.0-litre sports-racer from which it took its name (7) |
| GODDARD | Peter, WSB & GP racer from New South Wales who won an Endurance world title. (7) |
| SANCHEZ | Prime minister of Spain who succeeded Mariano Rajoy on 2 June 2018 (5,7) |
| POLYGON | Only GP moved around middle of box in square, say (7) |
| ALFONSO | King of Spain who abdicated in 1931 (7) |
| REPROVE | Scold as ever for turning pro in (7) |
| CHAGAEV | Ruslan, boxer who took the WBA Heavyweight title from Nikolay Valuev in April, 2007 (7) |
| FISCHER | Bobby ---, American chess grandmaster who took the World Chess Championship title from Boris Spassky in 1972 (7) |
| MCGERRY | Max ___, Chloe Godard's colleague who took the blame for her son's crimes in Holby City (7) |
| SIMPSON | Scot who took the last British Superbike title for Norton. (3,7) |
| MARSDEN | Samuel, pioneer breeder of sheep for wool production who took the first commercial consignment of Australian wool to England (7) |
| NESBITT | Northern Irish actor who took the lead role in medical drama Monroe (5, 7) |
