| MCGONAGALL | Scottish poet, considered one of the worst ever, d. 1902 (10) |
| MYRA | "___ Breckinridge" (1970 film often considered to be one of the worst ever made) |
| TAKETHEBISCUIT | Accept some food that's the worst ever seen (4,3,7) |
| NED | "Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" character |
| COLOSSUSOF | Statue of Helios considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World (8,2,6) |
| EDENGARDEN | Venue of the epic 2001 Kolkata Test victory against Australia, considered one of the greatest comebacks in Test cricket history. (10) |
| JESSEOWENS | American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games and is considered one of the greatest athletes ever: 2 wds. |
| COOKSTRAIT | Body of water considered one of the most dangerous in the world, named after a naval commander (4,6) |
| GIGLI | Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez movie considered one of the worst films ever made (5) |
| LUKADONCIC | Athlete whose February 2025 trade is considered one of the "most shocking" in NBA history |
| MOUNTPELEE | Active volcano on Martinique; cause of the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th Century (5,5) |
| ALLTIMELOW | Worst ever |
| DRED | ___ Scott v. Sandford (1857 decision widely regarded as one of the worst in the history of the Supreme Court) |
| SALAH | Egyptian-born forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is the captain of the Egyptian national team. (6) |
| GHETTO | Got the dish from one of the worst places (6) |
| TOP | The best or one of the worst things a golfer can do |
| BEMY | The Ronettes classic considered one of the best songs of the 1960s, ___ Baby |
| SIXWEEKS | Film starring Dudley Moore and Mary Tyler Moore named by Roger Ebert as one of the worst films of 1982 |
| LADYDAY | Time to recall Mary's boy getting one of the worst haircuts in years? |
| VERMEER | Rediscovered almost 200 years after his death, who is now considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, with works including The Milkmaid (c. 1658)? (7) |
