| BETH | ___ Tweddle, retired gymnast (4) |
| LOUIS | Retired gymnast and ex-Strictly champ, _ Smith (5) |
| KERRISTRUG | American retired gymnast who performed the vault despite injuring her ankle at the 1996 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| NADIA | Romanian retired gymnast and five-tine Olympic gold medallist, _ Comaneci (5) |
| GYMNAST | Beth Tweddle, for example (7) |
| GYMNASTS | Beth Tweddle and Nadia Comaneci are noted ones (8) |
| EDGY | Worried gymnast, somewhat nervous (4) |
| DOPE | Be a gymnast and take drugs (4) |
| OLGA | _ Korbut, gymnast (4) |
| ORGY | Indulgence consumed by major gymnast (4) |
| BEAM | Where you might see a gymnast smile broadly (4) |
| BILE | Female U.S. gymnast curtailed anger (4) |
| CATS | Evident in gymnast actually sent up in musical (4) |
| FREI | Karl -, Swiss gymnast; 1948 Olympic rings gold medallist (4) |
| NING | Who is this gymnast, who won six medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, which, incidentally, was the first Olympics in which his country was taking part (it has now become a sporting powerhouse)? (4) |
| KATE | British gymnast; 2024 Olympics women's trampoline gold medallist (4) |
| NILE | First name of Mr Wilson, the former gymnast who won Dancing On Ice in 2023 (4) |
| YULO | Filipino artistic gymnast; 2024 Olympics men's vault and floor gold medallist (4) |
| DIPA | Identify this Indian Olympic gymnast, who announced her retirement in October 2024? (4) |
| VERA | Czech gymnast banned after protesting during the Soviet anthem at the 1968 Olympics, ... Caslavska (4) |