| MCGILL | Scottish snooker player who won the 2016 Indian Open, Anthony_ (6) |
| HENDRY | Scottish snooker player who won the World Championship seven times in the 1990s (7,6) |
| ANAHAT | Identify the first name of the player who won the women's singles title at the SRFI Indian Open squash in November 2025. (6) |
| SKEPTA | Grime artist who won the 2016 Mercury Prize (6) |
| DUSTIN | ___ Johnson American professional golfer who won the 2016 U.S. Open |
| RAHMAN | Bangladeshi pace bowler known for his cutters who now plays for the Rajasthan Royals; he won the 2016 Emerging Player award while playing for SRH |
| STEPHEN | Scottish snooker player who won the World Championship seven times in the 1990s (7,6) |
| BETTER | "___ Things," FX series with a female lead that won the 2016 Critics' Choice Television Awards |
| STEPHENHENDRY | Scottish snooker player who was seven-time world champion in the 1990s (7,6) |
| JOHNHIGGINS | Scottish snooker player who won the first of his four world titles in 1998 |
| DOTT | Graeme ___, Scottish snooker player who won the 2006 World Championship |
| IRVINE | Hazel _, Scottish snooker presenter (6) |
| SINGH | Which Indian squash player won the recently-concluded JSW Indian Open women's singles? (6,5) |
| GARTHBROOKS | "The Dance" singer who won the 2016 CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year: 2 wds. |
| STANWAWRINKA | Swiss tennis player who won the 2016 US Open |
| ROSBERG | Who won the 2016 Formula One world championship and retired from the sport days later? (7) |
| DUSTINJOHNSON | American golfer who won the 2016 U.S. Open: 2 wds. |
| MARENMORRIS | "My Church" singer who won the 2016 CMA New Artist of the Year award: 2 wds. |
| DAVIDMULLINS | Jockey who won the 2016 Grand National on Rule The World |
| ADELE | One-named singer who won the 2016 Album of the Year |
