| SMRITI | Who recently became the first Indian in women's cricket to score an international hundred in all three formats of the game? (6) |
| SHAFALI | Youngest Indian to score an international 50. It isn't Sachin. (7) |
| NURDLE | In cricket, to score runs by gently nudging the ball rather than striking it hard (6) |
| MICKEYROURKE | The Expendables actor who palyed Tool in thr 2010 film and also starred as Ivan Vanko in Iron Man 2: 2 wds. |
| RAINA | Who is the first Indian player to score a hundred in all three formats of international cricket? (5) |
| SIDE | "Master and Commander: The Far ___ of thr World" |
| WHOPPER | Giant in women's cricket, perhaps (7) |
| AMINO | -- - acid, any of a group of organic compounds some of which cannot be synthesised and must come thr |
| SCUM | Undesirable people, a hundred in all |
| NITISH | Who recently became the first Indian player to score 70+ runs and take two wickets in the same T20 international match? (6) |
| VINESH | Who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both the Commonwealth & the Asian Games but was disqualified from participating in the final of the Paris Olympics, due to overweight? (6) |
| NARINE | Identify the surname of this West Indian who recently became the first bowler to take 600 wickets in all T20s. (6) |
| VINCECARTER | Atlanta Hawks forward who recently became the first to play in the NBA in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| EKTA | Indian TV Producer of Balaji Telefilms who became the first Indian woman to win an International Emmy Award.(first name) (4) |
| DTM | Arjun Maini recently became the first Indian to race at the ... Championship. (1,1,1) |
| PAUL | Identify the first name of the cricketer who recently became the most capped player in T20 Internationals in the world. (4) |
| MARIAHCAREY | Fantasy singer who recently became the first person to top the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| RACHELREEVES | Who recently became the first woman to hold the position of UK chancellor of the exchequer? (6,6) |
| MANNYPACQUIAO | Filipino boxer who recently became the first person to hold a world title in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| ZHAO | Who recently became the first Chinese player to win the world snooker championship? (4) |