| VALENCIA | Spanish champions, from the country's third-largest city, in 1983 (8) |
| HELSINKI | The first athletics World Championships were held in this Finnish city in 1983 |
| FATOFTHELAND | Best that's obtainable from the country's overweight? (3,2,3,4) |
| BARCELONA | Terrible 11 split open by old Spanish champions |
| CATON | Tommy ___, England Under-21 defender signed by Arsenal from Manchester City in 1983 (5) |
| SPHEROID | Spanish champion, the Cid, beheaded by pellet (8) |
| TYSON | "Mike ___". youngest heavyweight boxing champion from the US (still holds the record today) (5) |
| BENNYLYNCH | Flyweight boxing champion from the Gorbals, born in 1913 (5,5) |
| MIGUELINDURAIN | Five-time Spanish champion of the Tour de France who most recently won in 1995: 2 wds. |
| SELES | Four-time Australian Open tennis women's singles champion from the 1990s (5) |
| FLACCID | Limp as young bull turned on Spanish champion (7) |
| LACROSSE | Sport which will return to the Olympics in 2028, with Canada the defending champions from 1908 (8) |
| BELLEVUE | Manchester-based speedway team; National League champions from 1933-36 (5,3,4) |
| THEHAGUE | Third largest city in the Netherlands and the seat of the Dutch government, parliament and Supreme Court (3,5) |
| HAGUE | The _, the third-largest city in the Netherlands, also the country's administrative centre (5) |
| TORVILL | Ice dancing world champions from 1981 to 1984, ... and Dean |
| BELLEVUEACES | Manchester-based speedway team; National League champions from 1933-36 |
| CHELSEA | Champions from west side of capital cutting ace, surprisingly (7) |
| CLE | N.B.A. Eastern Conference champions from 2015 to 2018 |
| ACES | Manchester-based speedway team; National League champions from 1933-36 (5,3,4) |
