| HYDERABAD | The team that beat Kerala Blasters to win its first ISL title. (9) |
| LAXMIKANT | ... Kattimani's goalkeeping helped his team beat Kerala Blasters in the ISL final this year. (9) |
| MADHYAPRADESH | The team that beat Mumbai to clinch the Ranji Trophy for the first time ever. (6,7) |
| SCRAPETHEBARREL | Agitated preacher, blaster to fall back on ultimate effective resource (6,3,6) |
| HUME | Which Scotland-born Canadian footballer played for Kerala Blasters, Atletico de Kolkata and Pune City in the ISL? (4) |
| AGOODBET | For example in 24 across, if it's going to win, it's worth backing (1,4,3) |
| AUSTRALIA | The team that won the toss and elected to bat in the 3rd ODI (9) |
| METRONOME | Device with an inverted pendulum that beats out the exact tempo (9) |
| HOUSTONASTROS | Texas team that beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the 2022 World Series: 2 wds. |
| TEXASRANGERS | Arlington team that beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the 2023 World Series: 2 wds. |
| GOLDENSTATE | Team that beat Cleveland to win the 2015 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| WELLILLBE | "Doesn't that beat all?!" |
| UTES | Western team that beat the Crimson Tide in the 2009 Sugar Bowl |
| WALES | Team that beat Belgium 3-1 in the quarter finals of the Euros 2016 (5) |
| NATS | Team that beat the 'Stros in the 2019 World Series |
| FCBARCELONA | La Liga team that beat Atletico Madrid for the 2015 championship |
| CUBS | Team that beat the Indians in last year's World Series |
| SPAIN | Team that beat England in the 2024 European Championships final (5) |
| FRANCE | Team that beat Ireland in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup (6) |
| ARI | Team that beat Atl. in the 2001 NLCS |
