| BOSTONBRUINS | Willie O'Ree made his NHL debut with this team on January 18th, 1958 in a 3-0 win over the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum: 2 wds. |
| JASONMCATEER | Soccer: who scored the goal in Ireland's famous 1-0 win over the Netherlands in 2001? (5,7) |
| SQUASH | Sport where the Indian team created history by winning their first-ever World Cup title in a 3-0 final victory. (6) |
| GATOR | Burt Reynolds made his directorial debut with this 1976 action comedy film set in a swamp |
| NHL | Willie O'Ree played in it (Abbr.) |
| STU | Barnes who started his NHL career with the Jets |
| LUKAKU | Scorer of the first brace of goals at Euro 2020, in Belgium's 3-0 win over Russia in Group B |
| SARR | Scored two goals in Watford 3-0 win over Liverpool (4) |
| SUNSHINE | Was retired in a ceremony at TD Garden on January 18th, 2022 by #17- |
| SEATTLEMARINERS | Ken Griffey Jr. hit a home run for this team on Sept. 14, 1990; the previous batter, Ken Griffey Sr., had also just hit one |
| WILLIEOREE | Member of the Order of Canada, Fredericton-born hockey legend, the first Black player in the NHL, his jersey No. 22 was retired in a ceremony at TD Garden on January 18th, 2022 by #17-Down: 2 wds. |
| IKEA | Its first store opened in 1958 in Almhult, Sweden |
| TDS | What a 3-0 game lacks |
| HUSH | ___ Puppies, international footwear brand founded 1958 in the United States (4) |
| FRANKIEBROWN | Defender who won the last of her 96 caps for the Scotland women's football team in a 1-0 win over Denmark in 2019 |
| TOMREID | New Zealand try scorer in their 9-0 win over France in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup (3,4) |
| DELEALLI | Midfielder who scored against his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Hugo Lloris on his first start for England in a 2?0 win against France at Wembley |
| STERLING | English footballer who scored in England's 1-0 win over Croatia in their Group D game at Euro 2020 |
| GEMMILL | Archie ?, Scotland midfielder who scored twice in a 3-2 win over Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup (7) |
| PHILJAGIELKA | Former England defender who captained Stoke City to a 4-0 win at Coventry City as he made the 800th appearance of his professional career in March 2023 |
