| TITLEHOLDER | What you call the reigning champion in a sport |
| CHESS | Ancient game which originated in India and is now an international sport - Viswanathan Anand is the reigning champion |
| PROTAGONIST | Champion in a sport got trounced |
| RACER | One could be champion in a good car (5) |
| CENA | Defending WWE Champion in a Street Fight against Cody Rhodes on Night 2 of SummerSlam 2025.(last name) (4) |
| SEMI | If you play sport, this is what you call the match before the final (4) |
| BIGYEAR | What you call the attempt to spot as many bird species as possible in a fixed amount of time |
| LAP | When you sit down this is what you call the top of your legs (3) |
| FLIGHTLESS | What you call the ostrich, kiwi, penguin, or emu |
| FLOAT | What do you call the cash which a bar, restaurant etc starts the day with in order to give change to |
| TIMEOUT | What do you call the short break in a basketball game that can be called by either side? (4,3) |
| PLECTRUM | What do you call the small piece of plastic etc used to pluck the strings of a guitar? (8) |
| CUTICLE | What do you call the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail? (7) |
| GALLON | If one over the eight is the pint of no return, what would you call the eighth? (6) |
| FRIENDSHIP | What might you call the boat that you get on board with your bestie? A ___ |
| LOG | What do you call the record kept of a ship's movements? (3) |
| PILLION | What do you call the back seat of a motorbike? (7) |
| HUSK | What do you call the outer shell of a seed? (4) |
| DUG | What do you call the man who used a spade, say? (3) |
| HOLYROOD | Area in Edinburgh at the foot of the Royal Mile, site of the official Scottish residence of the reigning British monarch (8) |
