| BARBORA | Who became the eighth different champion to win the Venus Rosewater Dish in as many years in this year's Wimbledon Championships? (7) |
| PRIZE | The Venus Rosewater Dish, e.g. |
| SRILANKA | Country which became the eighth to be given Test cricket status, in 1981 (3,5) |
| ACREAGE | Care about advancing years in this area (7) |
| TROPHY | Award such as the Ashes, Ryder Cup or Venus Rosewater Dish (6) |
| COHABIT | "It follows [...] that the best men must ____ with the best women in as many cases as possible and the worst with the worst in the fewest." (Plato) |
| SENTENCE | Judgment of a court in as many words (8) |
| MARATHONS | 42.195 km runs - Yoel ran eight last year as Batman for the Bibas boys and plans on ten more this year. In this out, visibly taking a stand, he's already run three of the seven World Majors, he'll add |
| AGESAGO | Many many years in the past: 2 wds. |
| KILGORE | Fictional alter ego of the writer Kurt Vonnegut who appears in the novel God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (7) |
| TROUT | Fictional alter ego of the writer Kurt Vonnegut who appears in the novel God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (5) |
| CENTURY | Many years in the Roman army |
| LONGAGO | Many years in the past |
| SEATTLESLEW | 1977 Triple Crown winner who was the first American champion to have been undefeated in previous races: 2 wds. |
| ORGAN | Instrument played by Louis Vierne for many years in Notre Dame (5) |
| BONDAGE | Spy many years in captivity (7) |
| BLUDGEON | Bishop and Lord having good time spanning many years in club (8) |
| DUNGEON | Waste many years in prison |
| THERETO | Last character to exhort champion to adopt eastern time in relation to that (7) |
| ALDANITI | Class 86, 86628 provided the horsepower with a champion to be a 1981 champion (8) |
