| VOLLEYBALL | Sport whose jargon includes the first words |
| POSTOFFICE | A famous one in New York City bears an inscription inspired by 47-Across that includes the first words of 17-, 25-, 30-, and 39-Across |
| OLIVER | Nicholas Hilliard's protege whose miniature A Young Man Seated Under a Tree includes the first painted depiction of a knot garden (6) |
| LUCY | Television historian whose series include The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain (2014) (4,7) |
| DAKOTA | Actress whose shows include The First Lady and The Perfect Couple, _ Fanning (6) |
| STEED | Origin includes the first horse (5) |
| FETE | Charge includes the first celebration (4) |
| GAMETOTHELAST | Football tribute includes the first loser in sudden death? (4,2,3,4) |
| WCIN | Radio station whose call letters include the first three letters of its Ohio city |
| FLACK | Roberta ___, American singer whose hit singles include The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly with His Song |
| FREES | Charges include the first re-releases (5) |
| CHESS | Game with varieties that include the first parts of answers to asterisked clues (5) |
| QUIDDITCH | Wizarding sport whose positions are the ends of the starred answers |
| SUMO | Sport whose champion is the "Yokozuna" |
| JAIALAI | Sport whose name comes from the Basque for "merry festival" |
| RALLYING | Motor sport whose terminology includes 'co-driver' and 'special stages' (8) |
| JUDO | Sport whose name means "the gentle way" |
| PICKLEBALL | Sport whose non-volley zone is informally called the kitchen |
| TYR | ___ Sport, whose high-tech swimsuits have been banned in the Olympic trials |
| KARATE | Sport whose belt levels, from beginning to advanced, appear in the starred answers |
