| ELDEST | Of the greatest age |
| OLDEST | Of the greatest age (6) |
| WILLS | Playing in the first half of the twentieth century, she is still considered to be one of the greatest all-time tennis stars of the US and the world; Helen ... Moody |
| VERMEER | Rediscovered almost 200 years after his death, who is now considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, with works including The Milkmaid (c. 1658)? (7) |
| TAKAMINE | Hideko who starred in many of the greatest films of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema |
| MICHAELCOOPER | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| BYRONSCOTT | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| MAGIC | ___ Johnson one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has the highest assists per game in NBA history and introduced Showtime |
| ABDUL | Kareem ___-Jabbar one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has scored the most points in NBA history with 38387 points |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ___ one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and three MVP titles with the team |
| LENO | Host of the greatest number of episodes of The Tonight Show |
| PELE | One of the greatest football players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA |
| EPAMINONDAS | Who, one of the greatest military tacticians, led the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes out of Spartan subjugation? (11) |
| CASALS | Pablo ---, Spanish-born musician, one of the greatest cellists of the 20th Century (6) |
| CARNE | Director noted for Children of Paradise (considered by some as one of the greatest French films of a |
| RAPHAEL | Italian artist and architect thought to be one of the greatest of the Renaissance (7) |
| JOSHUA | U2 album considered one of the greatest of all time, The ___ Tree |
| KING | ___ of the World biography of The Greatest boxer written by David Remnick |
| KOBEBRYANT | One of the greatest of LA Lakers nicknamed Black Mamba who was the first shooting guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons: 2 wds. |
| KRAKATOA | The 1883 volcanic eruption of which island was one of the greatest ever recorded? (8) |
