| SKICROSS | Winter Olympic event contested on a course encompassing natural terrain and artificial jumps and banks (3,5) |
| POLEVAULT | Olympic event contested by men since 1896 and introduced for women at the 2000 Games in Sydney (4,5) |
| ATLIBERTY | Middle way bitterly contested on the run (2,7) |
| INPLAY | Concerned with drama still being contested on court |
| FREERIDE | Enjoy snowboarding on natural terrain, without a set course |
| BIATHLON | Winter Olympic event that combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing (8) |
| LUGE | Winter Olympic event raced while lying on one's back (4) |
| ICEDANCING | 1984 Winter Olympic event won by Torvill and Dean (3,7) |
| DECATHLON | Olympic event consisting of four runs, three jumps and three throws (9) |
| CROSSCOUNTRYRUN | Speed event on natural terrain |
| THEBOATRACE | Annual event contested between rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge (3,4,4) |
| OUGHT | Should be a stretch of rough terrain - and it's terribly tough (5) |
| LUNGE | During Winter Olympic event, Norway go on the attack (5) |
| SKELETON | Winter Olympic event in which Lizzy Yarnold has twice won gold for Britain |
| BUBBLEANDSQUEAK | Squabble and ban duke's awful fried dish (6,3,6) |
| DUATHLON | Two-disciplined event contested in the order run-bike-run (8) |
| TREASUREISLAND | Cherish one small terrain and a book (8,6) |
| REDMOUNTAIN | BC ski run for those who can handle steep terrain and tree runs |
| CRAYON | Drawer, perhaps, for a little piece of cotton and artificial fibre (6) |
| LYREBIRD | Australian bird notable for its ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds (8) |
