| CYCLING | Sport or pursuit performed in an event such as an audax, Enduro, madison, randonnee or time trial (7) |
| SAILING | Competitive sport and pursuit performed in a race such as the Volvo Ocean Race or Vendee Globe (7) |
| RACEHORSE | Written about in novels by Dick Francis, general word for an animal ridden in an event such as the National Hunt's Cheltenham Gold Cup (9) |
| SALMSON | Its Randonnee arrived in 1950 (7) |
| RACED | Participated in an enduro |
| NATURALDISASTER | An event such as an earthquake, tsunami or volcanic eruption (7,8) |
| MOUNTAINBI | Enduro World Series sport |
| SHOW | General word for an event such as an auction, bring-and-buy, church bazaar or flea market (4) |
| SALE | General word for an event such as an auction, bring-and-buy, church bazaar or flea market (4) |
| IRISHPIPEBAND | Music group, perhaps marching in an event such as #13-Down: 3 wds. |
| CLIMBING | Sport or pursuit such as bouldering or mountaineering (8) |
| KIT | Equipment and attire for a specific sport or pursuit collectively; or, a young ferret or mink (3) |
| RUNUP | Preamble to the main event, such as an election (3-2) |
| GOLDRUSH | An event such as occurred in the Klondike in north-western Canada in the late 1890s (4,4) |
| ATTENDANCE | A gate or number of people who are present at an event, such as a sports match (10) |
| VENUE | Location of an event such as a concert, gig or sports match (5) |
| BLACKTIE | Formal to semi-formal evening attire for an event such as Glyndebourne (5,3) |
| BREVETS | Long-distance bike rides as tests of endurance such as Audax events or randonnees (7) |
| STUNT | Any one of the daring or hazardous feats performed in an action film; or, a publicity event (5) |
| FESTIVAL | An event such as the Game Fair (8) |
