Complete Clue List
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1. Last name of American tennis ace Venus
6. Belgian female footballer, attacking midfielder ___ Cayman
9. Czech Republic female beach volleyball player ___ Celbova
10. Spanish female badminton player Carolina Marin ___, 2016 Olympic singles champion
11. 3-time F1 world champion ___ Piquet
12. Kenyan female runner ___ Chepet Cheptai, 2017 IAAF World Cross Country C'ship gold medalist
13. French centre-back Raphael ___, member of 2018 FIFA World Cup winning team
16. American hurdler Angelo ___, 2000 & 2008 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist
20. Winner of 87 PGA Tour titles ___ Snead
22. English midfielder Mark ___, played for West Ham Utd from 2004-2022
23. Australian sprinter ___ Cuthbert, 4-time Olympic champion in 1956 & 1960
24. MLB first baseman ___ Aaron Wade Jr
25. American car racer Eddie ___, nickname "Clown Prince of Auto Racing"
26. Italian motorcycle racer Riccardo ___, 2012 CIV Superstock 600 champion
27. Chinese badminton legend ___ Dan, 2008 & 2012 Olympic men's singles champion
29. Canadian fencer ___ Goldie, gold medalist in 2015 Pan-American women's team foil
33. Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder ___ Acuna Jr
36. Israeli sprinter ___ Vaisman, claimed 100m national record in 2018
37. Swiss runner ___ Rutz-Buchel, European indoor women's 800m gold medalist in 2015 and 2017
38. Venezuelan baseball player Gustavo ___, played in MLB from 2007-2011
39. English defender Ben ___, played for Burnley and Brentford
40. Cricketer ___ Mathias, first non-Muslim to play for Pakistan from 1955-1962
41. Argentine centre-back ___ Martinez, member of 2022 FIFA World Cup winning team
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2. Serbian shooter ___ Maksimovic, 2012 Olympic silver medalist in women's 50m rifle three positions
3. Finnish cyclist ___Henttala, 7-time winner of Finland women's road race from 2012-2018
4. Dutch speed skater ___ Borckink, 1980 Winter Olympic women's 1500m gold medalist
5. Younger sister of 1 across
6. ___ Guthrie, first woman to qualify for Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 in 1977
7. American golfer ___ Korda, winner of 2021 Women's PGA C'ship
8. Japanese baseball player Hisayoshi ___, played for Yomiuri Giants 2010-2018
13. Italian gymnast ___ Ferrari, 2020 Olympic silver medalist in women's floor exercise
14. Swedish female tennis player ___ Peterson
15. Danish swimmer Benny ___, 1988 Olympic silver medalist in men's 200m butterfly
17. Spanish cyclist ___ Contador, 2007 & 2009 Tour de France winner
18. American sprinter ___ Colander, 2000 Olympic women's 4x100m relay gold medalist
19. Dutch darts player ___ van Barnveld, 5-time World Darts champion
20. Iraqi football defender ___ Saaed, played 69 times for Iraq from 2005-2016
21. Brazilian basketball player Luiz Claudio ___, member of 1963 World C'ship winning team
28. British paralympic athlete ___ Newstead, winner of 10 gold medals
30. German female sprinter ___ Gunther, won gold medal 4x100m relay in 2012 European Championships
31. Australian defender Lucas ___, played football for 15 years for various clubs in England
32. Scottish midfielder Che ___, played for Southampton
33. Spanish center-back Sergio ___, member of 2010 FIFA World Cup winning team
34. Legendary MLB baseball player ___ Ryan
35. Russian right back ___ Fattakhov, debuted for FC Rubin Kazan in 2022