| VALKANIS | 2017 Melbourne City A-League coach, Michael ... (8) |
| VANT | Ex-Melbourne City A-League coach, John ... Schip (3,1) |
| VERMEER | 2017 Melbourne Cup runner-up, Johannes ... (7) |
| COREYBROWN | 2009 and 2017 Melbourne Cup winning jockey and Off the Rails host (5,5) |
| MCDONALD | Queensland's inaugural State of Origin rugby league coach (8) |
| MIRON | Former Brisbane and Gold Coast A-League coach, -- Bleiberg (5) |
| FF | Brisbane Roar A-League coach 2006-09, initials (2) |
| FARINA | Brisbane Roar A-League coach 2006-09 (6) |
| POSTECOGLAU | Brisbane Roar A-League coach 2009-12 (11) |
| VALENCIA | A city, a province and a region of eastern Spain |
| LIEGEMAN | One from Belgian city, a vassal (8) |
| HERZLIYA | Coastal city a little way north of Tel Aviv (8) |
| SANTIAGO | The capital and largest city a Chile (8) |
| HONOLULU | Respect pop singer's shown for old city, a capital (8) |
| HEART | Former nickname A-League franchise Melbourne City (5) |
| BNEIBRAK | City a little east of Tel Aviv, a centre of Haredi Judaism (4,4) |
| FLATTYRE | Boring Middle Eastern city a let-down by the way? (4,4) |
| NAGASAKI | City A-bombed 1945 |
| SANDIEGO | Southern California city, a major naval base (3,5) |
| SCHIP | Ex-Melbourne City and Ajax coach, John van't ... (5) |
