| BABERUTH | US baseball player regarded as one of America's greatest sporting heroes (4,4) |
| TIMDUNCAN | Longtime San Antonio Spurs player regarded as one of the best centers in history |
| DANGERMAN | Most slimy European player regarded as posing a serious threat (6,3) |
| GOALIE | The greatest sporting ego, potentially game's number one? (6) |
| TESTS | Some of the greatest sporting events at Old Trafford (5) |
| RICHARDS | Former West Indies cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Viv _ (8) |
| DIMAGGIO | Surname of the US baseball player Joltin' Joe or the Yankee Clipper, one of the sport's all-time greats (8) |
| HAMILTON | Musical created by Lin-Manuel Miranda about the life of one of America's Founding Fathers (8) |
| EYESIGHT | "I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their _, yes": US baseball player, manager and coach Leo Durocher (8) |
| TIMEZONE | One of America's nine |
| BOOLE | George ___, 19th-century Lincoln-born mathematician regarded as one of the founders of the field of |
| WILT | _ Chamberlain, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of basketball (4) |
| BERNHARDT | French actress regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time (5,9) |
| SARAH | French actress regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time (5,9) |
| GREENE | English writer, 1904-1991, regarded as one of the greatest authors of the 20th Century (6) |
| RALPHELLISON | He authored a novel exploring race and visibility that is regarded as one of the greatest novels of African American literature |
| OFBABYLON | Regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens ... (2,7) |
| LENNON | Writer of Imagine, regarded as one of the all-time great pop songs, John ... |
| KEPLER | Johannes ?, German scientist born in 1571 regarded as one of the fathers of modern astronomy |
| SACHINTENDULKAR | Retired Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the game's greatest players (6,9) |
