Complete Clue List
Across
1. Summer Olympics athletics event involving hurdles and a water jump (12)
8. Symbolised by the white rose, historic English county, home to Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds (9)
9. Sulks, acts miserably, like a sports fanatic during the off-season (5)
11. Strips, including "In the Bleachers" and "Wilson the Wonder Athlete" (6)
12. Sequence of events that sports people will often practice for (8)
13. Strategic modifications to an NFL team's playbook OR written legal replies (9)
16. Serious penalties can occur when the futbol (soccer ball) touches this part of the upper body (4)
18. Seward Peninsula city, where the Iditarod Sled Dog Race ends (4)
19. Spiral galaxy, nearest to the Milky Way OR a professional wrestling ring name of Saúl Armendáriz (9)
21. 7D + 21A: Summer Olympics aquatic discipline, formerly water ballet (2nd word, 8)
22. Situated on deck, sailing (6)
25. Set of beliefs which may or may not involve sports (5)
26. Substituting one player for another? (9)
27. Sport that may involve a gun (12)
Down
1. Scuffle seen in a rugby match (5)
2. Simple or straightforward to look after, especially fabrics, garments and even sports uniforms (4-4)
3. Several international events, including Formula One racing cars: Grands ____ (4)
4. Strained, exerted in training, to develop sporting skills (9)
5. Speeding at up to 97 km/h (60 mph), this pigeon is bred for long-distance racing (6)
6. Series using heavily modified production motorcycles: ____ World Championship (9)
7. 7D + 21A: Summer Olympics aquatic discipline, formerly water ballet (1st word, renamed artistic, 12)
10. Slopestyle is one of the disciplines in this recreational and competitive activity (12)
14. Synopsis of the first half; action of a coach in the halftime team talk (7,2)
15. Suit party? OR someone appearing before a sports jury (9)
17. Super Bowl trophy eponym and winning coach in the first two (8)
20. Serengeti speedster OR classic Chevrolet once used in NASCAR racing (6)
23. Scoring a hole-in-one (5)
24. Spends OR the purposes of different cues in cue sports, e.g. break, jump or playing (4)