| RAFAELNADAL | Spanish tennis player who has won a joint record 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles (6,5) |
| NADAL | Winner of a record 22 Grand Slams |
| HAMILTON | Lewis ___ all-time great Formula 1 driver who has a joint-record 7 World Drivers' Championship titles |
| SAMSNEAD | Winner of a joint-record 82 PGA Tour golf events |
| OSCARS | Walt Disney received a record 22 of these awards |
| THIRTYFIVEMINUTES | How long it took the back-up band to record 22-Across (without knowing the melody or title!) |
| PETESAMPRAS | Retired US tennis professional who won fourteen Grand Slam men's singles titles (4, 7) |
| KENROSEWALL | Australian tennis star who, like Ivan Lendl, won every grand slam men's singles title except Wimbledon at least twice |
| COURIER | Jim, U.S. former tennis player who won four Grand Slam men's singles titles (7) |
| ILIENASTASE | Romanian tennis player who won French and US mens singles titles in the 1970s (4,7) |
| MONTGOMERIE | Colin ___, Scottish golfer who has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles |
| LEWHOAD | Australian tennis player, winner of four 1950s grand slam men's singles titles |
| LIONELMESSI | Argentine footballer who has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards (6,5) |
| EDBERG | Winner of six Grand Slam men's singles titles from 1985 to 1992 |
| STEFFIGRAF | German tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles (6,4) |
| STEFFI | Nickname of the tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles between 1987 and 1999 (6) |
| MARGARETCOURT | Tennis: who has won a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles? (8,5) |
| OKKER | Tom ....., Dutch tennis player who won two Grand Slam men's doubles titles in the 1970s (5) |
| LEACH | Rick ....., US tennis player who won five Grand Slam men's doubles titles (5) |
| NESTOR | Daniel, Canadian tennis player who won eight Grand Slam men's doubles titles (6) |
