| TYSON | Mike ..... , famous retired heavyweight boxer sometimes known as 'Iron Mike' (5) |
| RAZOR | Nickname of retired heavyweight boxer Donovan Ruddock (5) |
| JABS | Sharply thrusts as a boxer sometimes punches |
| OSCAR | Famous retired boxer who won 11 world titles in six weight classes (5,2,2,4) |
| BORIS | ..... Becker, famous retired German tennis player (5) |
| LESTER | ...... Piggott, famous retired jockey known as 'The Long Fellow' (6) |
| DELAHOYA | Famous retired boxer who won 11 world titles in six weight classes (5,2,2,4) |
| METAL | A substance such as iron or gold (5) |
| DITKA | Retired Chicago Bears coach called "Iron Mike" |
| SMITH | Author of Complete Illustrated Cookery Course; or, an artisan or craftsperson who forges metal such as iron with a hammer (5) |
| AGEOF | Superhero movie with Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Avengers: ___ Ultron (3,2) |
| RUSTS | Deteriorates, as iron |
| PORTO | Portuguese football club sometimes known as the 'Dragons' (5) |
| IROKO | Large tropical tree (Milicia excelsa) sometimes known as African teak (5) |
| ORIBI | Small antelope of the African savannah sometimes known as the palebuck (5) |
| SIENA | Italian football club based in Tuscany sometimes known as 'The White and Blacks' (5) |
| STADE | ..... Francais, French club sometimes known as the 'Pink Army' based in Paris (5) |
| LAHTI | City sometimes known as the 'Chicago of Finland' (5) |
| SHIVA | Hindu god sometimes known as The Destroyer (5) |
| OKAPI | Mammal native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sometimes known as the 'zebra giraffe' (5) |
