| IRISHTERRIER | *Dog breed whose first club was formed in Dublin |
| ERIKSEN | Christian, midfielder whose first club in England was Tottenham Hotspur (7) |
| WESTLIFE | Boy band formed in Dublin in 1998 (8) |
| BOOMTOWN | The _ Rats, new wave band formed in Dublin in 1975 (8) |
| CORGI | Dog breed whose name derives from the Welsh for 'dwarf dog' (5) |
| BASSET | Dog breed whose name literally means "rather low" |
| TYPESETTER | Leading dog breed whose work will leave a lasting impression? (10) |
| SCHNOODLE | Hybrid dog breed whose hair is usually curly |
| SHIHTZU | Dog breed whose name derives from a Chinese word for "lion" |
| PULI | Dog breed whose coat resembles dreadlocks |
| SHARPEI | Compact squarely built Chinese dog breed whose name means 'sand skin' (4,3) |
| ARSENAL | Football club based in Islington; the first club from the south of England to join the Football League, in 1893 (7) |
| DUARTE | California town whose Rotary Club was the first ever to admit women (in 1976) |
| STANFORD | California university whose sailing club was started in 1939 |
| ASSAM | State in which the first polo club was founded |
| CYCLED | Went round cricket club -- was first unknown to be welcomed in (6) |
| INDIA | World's second-most populous country, where modern polo originated in 1859 with the foundation of the sport's first club in Silchar (5) |
| TANNER | Haydn - - - , Welsh legend who in 1935 was part of the first club side, Swansea, to beat New Zealand (6) |
| KETTERING | ___ Town FC, the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts, in 1976 |
| ANGORACAT | Breed whose name comes from a capital in West Asia |
