| MUHAMMADALI | Of course he's a Capricorn, since he's the GOAT of his sport (January 17, 1942) |
| WISDEN | Cricketer who founded an almanac of his sport (6) |
| HASON | A boy rests after the first of his sports (3,2) |
| BILL | Buckner, the goat of the 1986 World Series |
| RILED | Got the goat of |
| IRKED | Got the goat of |
| ANGER | Get the goat of |
| DENNISRODMAN | Of course he's a Taurus, like one of his teams (May 13, 1961) |
| LAHR | Of course he's a Leo, considering his famous movie role (August 13, 1895) |
| BERT | Of course he's a Leo, considering his famous movie role (August 13, 1895) |
| BOBBYFISCHER | Of course he's a Pisces, with that last name (March 9, 1943) |
| MARKSPITZ | Of course he's an Aquarius, since he's often soaking wet (February 10, 1950) |
| CLIFFORD | He's the big red storybook dog, of course (He was big enough for Emily to ride like a horse!) |
| HETHAT | Start of a quote by Benjamin Franklin (b. January 17, 1706) |
| FRANKBRUNO | Boxer who described his sport as "the toughest and loneliest sport in the world" |
| PARDON | Overlook, of course, he's in the mafia (6) |
| LAGGARD | Of course, he can never be in the van (7) |
| GOLFER | Of course he may get a hole in one (6) |
| JOE | ___ Swash, former King of the Jungle, who's been a regular host on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here NOW!, since he won the show (pictured) (3) |
| PASHMINA | Fabric obtained from the Changthangi goat of the Indian Himalayas; a variety of cashmere (8) |