| AARONJUDGE | Yankee who hit a record 52 home runs in his 24-/35-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| PETEALONSO | Met who broke 18-Across's record by hitting 53 home runs in his 24-/35-Across in 2019: 2 wds. |
| AROD | Nickname of a retired Yankee who hit a record 25 grand slams: Hyph. |
| STEFFIGRAF | Her Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles was broken by 35-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| CANDACEPARKER | Los Angeles Sparks star who accomplished a 34-/36-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| MANBUN | Hair feature added to 8-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| DONMATTINGLY | Former Yankees slugger who hit a record six grand slam home runs in the 1987 season: 2 wds. |
| MCGWIRE | Mark ___, US baseball player who hit a record 70 home runs in the 1998 season (7) |
| RUTH | Babe ___, US baseball player who hit 714 home runs in his career from 1914-35 (4) |
| BABERUTH | US baseball player who hit 714 home runs in his career from 1914- 35 (4,4) |
| LARA | Brian, West Indies batsman who hit a record 400 n.o. against England in 2004 (4) |
| STRAW | Ray ..... , Derby forward who hit a record-equalling 37 league goals in 1956-57 (5) |
| ALEX | Rodriguez who hit 696 home runs in his career |
| SAHA | Wicketkeeper batsman who hit a century for the Kings in a losing cause in the 2014 IPL final |
| SWISHER | Former Yankee outfielder Nick who hit a home run in the 2009 World Series |
| ANWAR | The Pakistani opener who hit a 194 in a onedayer at Chepauk. (5) |
| FENDER | Percy -, cricketer who hit a century in thirty-five minutes for Surrey in 1920 (6) |
| RICHARDS | Barry ........ , South Africa cricketer born in 1945 who scored 508 runs in his only four Tests (8) |
| MADONNA | Singer who has had 13 UK No 1 hits, a record for a female vocalist |
| SARA | Juan .... , Dundee striker who hit a hattrick against Dundee United in 2000-01 (4) |
