| MUIRHEAD | Scots former curler who was part of the 2022 Olympic championship team, Eve _ (8) |
| EVEMUIRHEAD | Scottish curler who was skip of the gold medal-winning British team at the 2022 Winter Olympics (3,8) |
| BEIJING | Site of the 2022 Olympic Games |
| BRIANNA | Decker, whose injury hurt Team USA at the 2022 Olympic Games |
| JENNIFERJONES | Canadian curler who won an Olympic gold medal as skip of the Canadian women's team at the 2014 Sochi Games |
| EKKA | Identify the surname of this 2022 Arjuna Awardee for hockey, who was part of the Indian team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and won medals at the 2014, 2018 and 2023 Asian Games. |
| LORCA | Poet killed by Nationalists at the start of the Spanish Civil War who was part of the Generation of 1927 group (5) |
| KIRBY | Fran, Chelsea and England footballer who was part of the team that won the UEFA Women's Championship in 2022 (5) |
| RAJITHA | Identify this college student from Andhra Pradesh, who was part of the women's 4x400m relay team which made history by winning the gold medal at the 26th Asian Athletic Championship held in South Kore |
| PETER | ___ Dinklage actor who was part of the television show Threshold and is one of the main characters on Game of Thrones |
| LARRY | Identify the first name of this West Indian cricketer of Portuguese descent who was part of the 1979 & 1983 World Cup squads. (5) |
| ALI | Boxer who was part of the Rumble in the Jungle and the Thrilla in Manila |
| KEITHMOON | English drummer rated second-greatest drummer by Rolling Stone who was part of the band The Who: 2 wds. |
| KERRI | Olympic gymnast Strug who was part of the gold-winning American team in 1996 |
| TONYPARKER | Member of the San Antonio Spurs' championship teams of 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014 (2 wds.) |
| LILLY | Cowboys Hall of Famer Bob who was part of the Doomsday Defense |
| STEVEWINWOOD | Singer who was part of the bands Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group: 2 wds. |
| SYMONS | Symbolist poet who was part of the Rhymers' Club and contributed to The Yellow Book(6) |
| THORPE | Jim who was part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's inaugural class |
| GRAHAM | Founder member of the Hollies who was part of a supergroup with David Crosby and Stephen Stills |
