| OVETT | Steve, British ex-middle distance runner (5) |
| REDGRAVE | Steve, British ex-rower and five-time Olympic gold medallist (8) |
| OVERT | Steve ---, British athlete who won the 800m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow (5) |
| SOPER | Steve ..... , British racing driver; 1995 Spa 24 Hours winner with Joachim Winkelhock and Peter Kox (5) |
| ELLEN | ___ MacArthur, British ex-solo long-distance yachtswoman (5) |
| KRISS | ___ Akabusi, British ex-sprinter and hurdler (5) |
| LLOYD | John, British ex-tennis player once married to Chris Evert (5) |
| BROWN | Admit being to the right of British ex-PM (5) |
| STEVE | British middle-distance runner who won the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games (5,5) |
| LAURA | ___ Robson, British ex-tennis player |
| MILER | Pre-metric middle-distance runner (5) |
| CREAM | Elite middle-distance runner having secured first in Edinburgh (5) |
| KELLY | - - - - - Holmes, Noughties middle distance runner (5) |
| SCRAM | Run like a great middle-distance runner (5) |
| FAITH | Kenyan middle-distance runner ... Kipyegon. (5) |
| SNELL | Peter, Olympic middle-distance runner, born in New Zealand in 1938 (5) |
| ROGERBLACK | British ex-400 metres runner (5,5) |
| CRAM | Steve------; British runner |
| MCQUEEN | Steve, British filmmaker who created the 2020 series Small Axe (7) |
| PUNT | Steve ----, British comedian who often partners Hugh Dennis (4) |