| USAIN | With 57-Down, retired track superstar |
| PERRI | Retired track and field athlete, _ Shakes-Drayton (5) |
| BOLT | Jamaican track superstar (4) |
| JASON | And 2 Down. Retired Grenada striker whose clubs included West Bromwich and Blackburn Rovers (5,7) |
| RICHARD | & 31 Down Retired vicar who took part in I'm A Celebrity... last year (7,5) |
| SOUP | With 57-Down, memorable "Seinfeld" character, with "the" |
| FLIP | With 57-Down, reverse ... and a hint to hidden letters in 6-, 9-, 15- and 21-Down |
| THE | With 57-Down, wealthy people |
| SCIFI | Novel with 57 Down |
| REAR | With 57-Down, bangs into from behind |
| STAR | With 57-Down, map book for an astronomer |
| EDITH | With 57 Down, lead role in "La Vie en Rose" |
| BREAK | With 57-Down, part of a morning routine |
| PILEDUP | With 57-Down, drift |
| PIE | With 57-Down, something filling fills |
| ALL | With 57-Down, very nearly |
| CANADA | With 57-Down, ginger ale brand |
| HOT | With 57-Down, worst-case scenario for careless whispers? |
| ORE | With 57-Down Tater Tots maker |
| ILIKE | With 57-Down Eisenhower campaign slogan: 2 wds. |
