| BIRMINGHAM | The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held here. (10) |
| HANGZHOU | The next Asian Games will be held here. (8) |
| IOC | Its 2014 games will be held in Sochi, Rus. |
| LOSANGELES | The 2028 Olympics will be held here. (3,7) |
| BRIDEGROOM | Sweeper about to control start of game will be man of the match (10) |
| BEIJING | The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held here. (7) |
| MASCOT | Perry the Bull was the one for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham (6) |
| LAURAMUIR | Runner from Inverness who won gold in the 1500m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (5,4) |
| PARANOID | Black Sabbath hit, played at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games (8) |
| GATE | Aaron _, cyclist who won four golds at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (4) |
| ALEX | British athlete who is the 2022 Commonwealth Games triathlon champion, _ Yee (4) |
| JOHNNYCASH | The 35th South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival will be held March 11-20; this 1994 keynote speaker/performer stated "I'm proud to be asked to make what they call the keynote address, whatever that is." |
| SAMHICKEY | Middleweight boxer from Dundee who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (3,6) |
| ANDREA | _ Spendolini-Sirieix, English diver who won two gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (6) |
| MOLLY | English pole vaulter who won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, _ Caudery (5) |
| EUROVISION | Annual music competition that will be held in Liverpool this year, starting today; Ukraine won the event last year |
| AIRON | "It will ___ ___ Saturday afternoon." (When the game will be broadcast) |
| DETENTIONCENTRE | Contented with entire arrangement? Refugee might be held here |
| RWANDA | Host country for the 2022 Commonwealth heads of government meeting (6) |
| EILISH | ____ McColgan, 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion and record-holder (6) |
