| ANDRETTI | See 34 Down. Italian-born US motor-racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1978 (5,8) |
| MARIO | And 24 Italian-born US motor-racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1978 (5,8) |
| FOYT | A J ___, US motor racing driver who won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney (4) |
| LEONSPINKS | American boxer who won the undisputed world heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali on a split decision (4,6) |
| ENRICOFERMI | Italian-born US physicist who directed the first controlled nuclear reaction in 1942; Nobel Prize for Physics (1938) |
| JOHN | They started the Ironman World Championship in 1978, ___ and Judy Collins |
| COPPINI | Pompeo ___, Italian-born US sculptor best known for the Alamo Plaza work Spirit of Sacrifice in San Antonio, Texas |
| SEGRE | "Emilio Gino ___", Italian born US physicist who produced the first artificial element, technetium (5) |
| RUDOLPH | Italian-born US actor (1895-1926) of the silent movie era known as the 'Latin Lover' (7,9) |
| VALENTINO | Italian-born US actor (1895-1926) of the silent movie era known as the 'Latin Lover' (7,9) |
| REES | Leighton ___, inaugural winner of the World Darts Championship in 1978 (4) |
| ELON | Bulk sum - no let up included in turnover for billionaire see 34 (4,4) |
| AOKI | Isao ...., winner of golf's World Matchplay Championship in 1978 (4) |
| ISAO | .... Aoki, winner of golf's World Match Play championship in 1978 (4) |
| CAPRA | Frank _, Italian-born US director of films including Lost Horizon (1937) |
| REDUCED | Brought down Italian leader embraced by communist (7) |
| NORMAN | See 34 Down, Across Australian golfer nicknamed The Great White Shark, who won The Open in 1986 and 1993 (4,6) |
| CARR | See 34- |
| SAVAGE | See 34 (0) |
| ZEALAND | See 34 (0) |
