| WALDI | What was the name of the first official mascot of the Olympic Games, introduced for the 1972 Summer Games in West Germany? |
| FIGURESKATING | The first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, introduced at the 1908 Olympics in London (6,7) |
| DRYDEN | Surname of the first official Poet Laureate (6) |
| TOMCLANCY | Author whose novel Patriot Games introduced the character Jack Ryan |
| ANTWERP | In 1920, the Olympic flag was introduced for the first time. In which city were the games held? |
| SAM | ___ the Olympic Eagle official mascot of the 1984 L.A. Summer Olympics |
| DACHSHUND | The 1st official Summer Olympic mascot was this type of dog, in Munich 1972 |
| MERLION | Official mascot of Singapore, which has the head of a lion and body of a fish (7) |
| COBI | Official mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics |
| BIBENDUM | The official mascot of the Michelin tyre company |
| MARKSPITZ | Swimmer who was the gold medal leader at the 1972 Summer Olympics: 2 wds. |
| CHICORYTIP | English pop group best known for the 1972 number one Son of My Father, one of the first hit singles to feature a Moog synthesiser (7,3) |
| RING | Red, yellow, green, blue or black, one of the five interlocking shapes forming the symbol of the Olympic Games (4) |
| STUMPY | Official mascot of the 2011 Cricket World Cup |
| MIGA | ___ and Quatchi official mascot of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics |
| BING | ___ Dwen Dwen official mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics |
| WENLOCK | Official mascot of the 2012 London Olympics named after a Shropshire town (7) |
| SPITZ | Gold medal sensation of the 1972 Summer Games |
| JIMTUNNEY | "The Dean of NFL Referees" who became the first official named to the All-Madden Team |
| JONATHANYEO | British artist responsible for the first official portrait of the King since his coronation (8,3) |
