| TRISCHAZORN | Who is the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games? (7,4) |
| ALLYSONFELIX | Most decorated athlete in the history of the World Athletics Championships |
| STOKEMANDEVILLE | Buckinghamshire village in which the Paralympic Games originated in July 1948 (5,10) |
| REDGRAVE | Who is the most successful male rower in Olympic Games history by winning a gold medal in five consecutive games? (8) |
| FRASIER | Sitcom which is the most successful spin-off series of Cheers that won 37 Emmy awards |
| MEDDLER | One tampering with report on successful athlete? (7) |
| BLUE | Successful athlete at college may be indecent (4) |
| DICKFOSBURY | American 1960s teenager who devised one of the most successful “flops” in history |
| AYRTONSENNA | Who is the most famous Brazilian F1 driver? (6,5) |
| PHILOLOGIST | Expert in the history of words |
| MARCELO | Brazilian left-back who is the most decorated player in the history of Real Madrid |
| MARYROSE | The excavation of this ship was one of the most important in the history of marine archaeology. It was the most powerful of Henry VIII's warships, his pride and joy, and it was probably named after hi |
| WILLIEMULLINS | The most successful trainer in the history of the Cheltenham Festival (6,7) |
| LYING | Harry S Truman described Richard Nixon as, 'One of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and ... out of both side' |
| ITALIAN | "...the pride taken by the ___ s in their gifted women is among the most important facts in the history of their Renaissance" -- Walter Shaw Sparrow (7) |
| CHRIS | Who is the only player to score two hundreds in the history of the tournament so far, the most by any player? (5) |
| CONNORMCDAVID | Oilers captain who is the most recent NHL player to win the Art Ross Trophy (for most points in the regular season) twice: 2 wds. |
| TORRES | Bought for A£50m in 2011, who is the most expensive player in the English Premier League? (6) |
| MISSMARPLE | Elderly spinster who is the most famous resident of the fictional village of St Mary Mead (4,6) |
| AGUERO | Sergio ___, Argentine footballer who is the top non-English scorer in the history of the Premier League |
