| ORSIC | Mislav ___, Pafos, 2019-2022 Croatia, 2018-2023 Dinamo Zagreb and January-June, 2023 Southampton winger (5) |
| CILIC | Marin ..... , 2014 US Open men's singles tennis championship and Croatia 2018 Davis Cup winner (5) |
| CROATIAN | South Slavic language as spoken in Zagreb and Kutina |
| MISLAV | And 14 Down. Pafos, 2019-2022 Croatia and 2023 Southampton winger (6,5) |
| LUIZ | David _, Pafos and 2010-2017 Brazil defender (4) |
| ANZIO | Battle of the Italian campaign in World War II, January-June 1944 (5) |
| EYED | Was Observer editor, covering January-June? (4) |
| SEEDORF | Clarence ....... , Milan manager from January-June 2014 (7) |
| DRMIC | Josip ..... , Dinamo Zagreb, 2012-19 Switzerland and 2019-22 Norwich striker (5) |
| SCOTT | Scotland, Dinamo Zagreb, 2014-2020 Aberdeen and 2020-2024 Nottingham Forest defender (5,7) |
| MCKENNA | Scotland, Dinamo Zagreb, 2014-2020 Aberdeen and 2020-2024 Nottingham Forest defender (5,7) |
| IVOPINTO | Fortuna Sittard defender at Norwich City from 2016-2019 between spells at Dinamo Zagreb (3,5) |
| LUCAS | 2011-2018 Brazil winger at Paris St-Germain from 2013-2018 and Tottenham from 2018-2023 (5,5) |
| MOURA | 2011-2018 Brazil winger at Paris St-Germain from 2013-2018 and Tottenham from 2018-2023 (5,5) |
| LAVIA | Chelsea and 2022-2023 Southampton midfielder (5,5) |
| MOREL | Jeremy ___, 2018-2023 Madagascar defender at Marseille from 2011-2015, Lyon from 2015-2019 and Rennes from 2019-2020 between spells at Lorient (5) |
| ARHIP | Dmitri ___, Moldova, Dragons RFC. 2012-2018 Ospreys and 2018-2023 Cardin prop (5) |
| RADONJIC | Nemanja _, Serbia winger at Marseille from 2018-2023 and Torino from 2023-2024 between spells at Red Star Belgrade (8) |
| PRICE | Jack _, Brackley Town, 2011 -2018 Wolves and 2018-2023 Colorado Rapids midfielder (5) |
| FINN | Scotland, Bath Rugby, 2013-2018 Glasgow Warriors and 2018-2023 Racing 92 fly-half (4) |
