| IOC | Org. for the Winter and Summer Games |
| CLARA | Ms. Hughes, Winnipeg-born Olympian of both the Winter and Summer Games |
| FLIESSOUTH | Migrates for the winter, and a hint to the shift in the starred answers |
| GOSOUTH | Leave for the winter and take a turn for the worse (2,5) |
| SKATER | Performer in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, in different sports |
| EDDIE | American ___ Eagan made history by winning gold in both Winter & Summer Games (5) |
| SNOWDROP | Woodland, parkland and garden flower, often the first sign of life after the winter and thus a harbinger of spring (8) |
| SPROUTS | Short word for the miniature cabbage-like vegetables that are depicted in paintings by Eliot Hodgkin, named after Brussels, seasonal in the winter and cooked as part of Christmas Day fare (7) |
| LANZAROTE | Laze or tan in resort known for winter and summer sun (9) |
| SOLSTICE | Winter and summer ___ |
| SPRING | Leap between winter and summer (6) |
| JONES | Lolo ___ has competed in both Winter and Summer Olympics (5) |
| WALDI | What was the name of the first official mascot of the Olympic Games, introduced for the 1972 Summer Games in West Germany? |
| RAGNAROK | In Scandinavian mythology, the end of the world of gods and men will be preceded by cruel winters and moral chaos. Giants and demons approaching from all points of the compass will attack the gods, wh |
| HAMMERTHROW | Athletics event - the women's version was included in the Olympics for the first time at Sydney's Summer Games in 2000 (6,5) |
| ICEHOCKEY | Strangely, this sport debuted at the 1920 Summer Games before being moved to the Winter Olympics |
| MERIDIAN | ___ Centre (St. Catharines site on August 6th for the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Canada Summer Games) |
| TOMCRUISE | Hollywood icon who rappelled into the Stade de France at the Olympic closing ceremonies last night, symbolizing the Summer Games moving from Paris (2024) to Los Angeles (2028) |
| RIO | Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Summer Games, for short |
| OSLO | Winter Olympics venue before the Helsinki Summer Games (1952) |
