| FRENCHOPEN | Tennis tournament won last month for the 12th time by Rafael Nadal (2 wds.) |
| ELONMUSK | Tesla boss became a father for 12th time (4,4) |
| DRUMMERS | Gift for the twelfth day of Christmas: twelve ........ (8) |
| THEFRENCHOPEN | Tennis tournament won 9 times by Rafael Nadal |
| NIGHT | Twelfth ---, time to take Christmas decorations down (5) |
| DAVISCUP | Tennis tournament won by Italy in 2023 for the first time in 47 years |
| CAPRIPANTS | Garment named after an island, introduced for women in 1948, but worn on court by Rafael Nadal until 2009 |
| BASEL | Home of the 2023 Swiss Indoors men's singles tennis tournament, won by Felix Auger-Aliassime (Picture C) (5) |
| ATLANTA | - Open, 2019 men's doubles tennis tournament won in July by Dominic Inglot and Austin Krajicek (7) |
| OPEN | U.S. ___ (tennis tournament won in 2018 by Naomi Osaka) |
| ARMANI | Brand promoted by Rafael Nadal and Rihanna |
| LOB | Lofty hit by Rafael Nadal |
| CLAYCOURT | Surface dominated by Rafael Nadal |
| MADRIDOPEN | Tournament won five times by countryman Rafael Nadal |
| POOLTABLE | One was installed in the Queen Vic for a tournament, won by Terry and Alfie (4,5) |
| CURRIE | The Cup is a South Africa rugby union tournament won in 2024 by the Sharks (6) |
| ADULT | A day in the last month for grown-up (5) |
| OCTOPUS | Is it the work of a month for the fisherman to catch it? (7) |
| LOGIE | Australian television award, won last year by Sam Neill (5) |
| UBOLT | Be heard to ring in last month for one to take a couple of nuts (1,4) |
