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                       ACROSS
Won 1940 Melbourne Cup at 100/1 – equal longest priced winner (3,6)
Australian Women's Open Tennis Champion 1987  . . .  Mandlikova (4)
Wimbledon Ladies' Champion 1988- 89-91-92-93-95-96 (4)
Rode Lintonmarc (1968) and Muros (1977) to Perth Cup wins (4)
Won Aintree Grand National Steeplechase 1973-74-77 (6)
Australian Women's Tennis Champion 1991-92-93-96 (5)
Richmond captain played in Premiership teams 1934 and 1943 (4)
Palmer, Weiskopf and Watson all won British Open on this course (5)
Swimming: Won 7 Gold Medals Olympic Games 1972 (5)
Gold Medallist Men's 800m 1980 Olympics (British) (5)
Japanese winner of the Boston Marathon 1981, 1987 (4)
French Open Women's Tennis Champion 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 (5)
Australian Davis Cup rep won 2007 New South Wales PGA Championship (6)
Essendon Premiership player 1993, 2000 - Norm Smith Medallist 1993 (4)
Shared Brownlow Medal with James Hird 1996 (4)
This comprises six balls in cricket but in Australia was eight balls until 1979/80 (4)
AFL administrator who played 103 games for The Kangaroos (9)

 
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Geelong centreman won 1962 Brownlow Medal (4)
U.S. Open Tennis Champion 1997-98 (Australian) (6)
Australian bowler took hat-trick against England 1994-95 (5)
Umpire who called Ian Meckiff for throwing v England, Brisbane 1963-64 (4)
KO'd Primo Carnera for World Heavyweight title New York 14-Jun-34 (4)
Raquet sport which holds the Thomas and Uber Cups (9)
AFL: Coleman Medallist 2002 with 75 goals (5)
Australian Open Tennis Champion 1976 defeating John Newcombe (9)
 . . .  Ballesteros British Open Golf Champion 1979-84-88 (4)
U.S. Open 1971 and Wimbledon Men's Champion 1972 (5)
This indicates an event where all-comers are welcome (4)
Pacing: Pure  . . .  won A.G.Hunter Cup 1977-78-80 (5)
Metal once associated with Olympic victory now signifies second (6)
A score two strokes under par for a hole in golf (5)
 . . .  Olmedo - Wimbledon and Australian Men's Champion 1959 (4)
Collingwood coach lost 1964, 66 and 70 Grand Finals by an aggregate of 15pts (4)
City which hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics (4)

© RJ Grieves, Perth, Western Australia