| FRAN | .... Cotton, England prop forward who managed the 1997 British & Irish Lions (4) |
| AMERRYWAR | Title given to the 1997 British film Keep the Aspidistra Flying when it was released in the United States (1,5,3) |
| LEONBAILEY | Aston Villa forward who managed one goal in 18 appearances last season! (4,6) |
| ORR | Phil, Irish rugby union prop forward who made 58 international appearances (3) |
| HAYES | John ....., prop forward who played 105 times for Ireland (5) |
| MARK | .... Charlton, England defender who managed the Republic of Ireland (4) |
| ELIA | Lee who managed the Cubs and Phillies |
| ALOU | Felipe who managed the 2003 division-winning San Francisco Giants |
| ISLE | - - - of Man, where England prop Bevan Rodd grew up (4) |
| SOLE | David ...., former Scotland prop forward and captain (4) |
| EARL | Weaver who managed the Baltimore Orioles |
| YOST | Ned who managed the 2015 World Series winners |
| YATES | Kevin ....., Bath, Sale, Saracens and England prop forward (5) |
| UBOGU | Victor ....., retired Bath and England prop forward (5) |
| BOWA | Larry who played for and managed the Phillies |
| EPSTEIN | Music entrepreneur who managed The Beatles; or, the sculptor who created the statue of Jan Smuts in |
| BRAN | Bishop managed the cereal (4) |
| IRAN | Italian managed the republic (4) |
| CAPELLO | Fabio ___, Italian football player and coach who managed the England team from 2008 to 2012 (7) |
| TORRE | Manager who managed the Mets, Braves, Cardinals, Yankees and Dodgers |
