| Athletes | 8 |
| Athlete/actor | 13 |
| Athlete-turned-actor Buster | 27 |
| Athlete-matriarch | 17 |
| Athlete-actor Grier | 19 |
| Athlete, slangily | 17 |
| Athlete, informally | 19 |
| Athlete's woe | 17 |
| Athlete's wear, informally | 30 |
| Athlete's wear | 18 |
| Athlete's vulnerable point | 30 |
| Athlete's viewing choice, perhaps | 37 |
| Athlete's TV greeting, at times | 35 |
| Athlete's TV greeting | 25 |
| Athlete's trouble spot | 26 |
| Athlete's throw | 19 |
| Athlete's symbol of winter? | 31 |
| Athlete's supporter | 23 |
| Athlete's support garment | 29 |
| Athlete's superstitious footwear from Reagan and Clinton? | 61 |
| Athlete's state? | 20 |
| Athlete's start? | 20 |
| Athlete's snack | 19 |
| Athlete's slump | 19 |
| Athlete's shoe part | 23 |
| Athlete's shirt | 19 |
| Athlete's reward | 20 |
| Athlete's rep. | 18 |
| Athlete's rep | 17 |
| Athlete's quaff | 19 |
| Athlete's pursuit | 21 |
| Athlete's protector | 23 |
| Athlete's protective legwear | 32 |
| Athlete's protective gear | 29 |
| Athlete's protection | 24 |
| Athlete's promoter | 22 |
| Athlete's problem | 21 |
| Athlete's pointer? | 22 |
| Athlete's place | 19 |
| Athlete's outfit, casually | 30 |
| Athlete's outfit, briefly | 29 |
| Athlete's outfit | 20 |
| Athlete's on-air greeting | 29 |
| Athlete's no-no | 19 |
| Athlete's negotiator | 24 |
| Athlete's mishap | 20 |
| Athlete's mentor | 20 |
| Athlete's knee injury site, often | 37 |
| Athlete's kit | 17 |
| Athlete's jitters | 21 |
| Athlete's injury spot | 25 |
| Athlete's injury | 20 |
| Athlete's illegal plan? | 27 |
| Athlete's handlers: Abbr. | 29 |
| Athlete's greeting to the camera | 36 |
| Athlete's goal, perhaps | 27 |
| Athlete's goal | 18 |
| Athlete's garb | 18 |
| Athlete's foot: ___ pedis | 29 |
| Athlete's foot, e.g. | 24 |
| Athlete's foot treatment | 28 |
| Athlete's foot symptom | 26 |
| Athlete's foot sufferer's purchase | 42 |
| Athlete's foot applications? | 32 |
| Athlete's foot | 18 |
| Athlete's dream | 19 |
| Athlete's downtime | 22 |
| Athlete's desires | 21 |
| Athlete's degree | 20 |
| Athlete's concern | 21 |
| Athlete's booster | 21 |
| Athlete's best effort | 25 |
| Athlete's award cabinet | 27 |
| Athlete's award | 19 |
| Athlete's attire, informally | 32 |
| Athlete's assignment | 24 |
| Athlete's ambition | 22 |
| Athlete's ailment | 21 |
| Athlete's aide | 18 |
| Athlete's activity | 22 |
| Athlete's accolade, briefly | 31 |
| Athlete's "fastest ever" | 38 |
| Athlete worshipers? | 19 |
| Athlete with the autobiography "The Soul of a Butterfly" | 66 |
| Athlete with the all-time best-selling jersey in Premiership history | 68 |
| Athlete with four ESPY awards | 29 |
| Athlete with an army | 20 |
| Athlete with a statue in Richmond, Va. | 38 |
| Athlete with a javelin | 22 |
| Athlete whose motto might be "the puck stops here"? | 61 |
| Athlete whose mascot is Orbit | 29 |
| Athlete who's now a National | 32 |
| Athlete who's not dashing? | 30 |
| Athlete who's going for the gold? | 37 |
| Athlete who's earned a "Y" | 40 |
| Athlete who's been #1 on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list six years in a row | 83 |
| Athlete who wrote the children's book "Daddy and Me" | 66 |
| Athlete who wrote "Off the Court" | 43 |
| Athlete who wrote "My Game" | 37 |
| Athlete who wrote "Getting a Grip" | 44 |