| GRONINGEN | 2022-23 Eredivisie club whose coach is Dennis van der Ree (9) |
| MACEDONIA | UEFA nation whose coach is Blagoja Milevski (5,9) |
| UTRECHT | FC ....... , 2022-23 Eredivisie club coached by Michael Silberbauer since last December (7) |
| AJAX | 2022-23 Eredivisie club; winners of the 1971-73 European Cup, 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1992 UEFA Cup and 1995 Champions League Finals (4) |
| NORTH | And 14 Down. UEFA nation whose coach is Blagoja Milevski (5,9) |
| ROTTERDAM | City home to 2022-23 Eredivisie clubs Feyenoord and Excelsior (9) |
| FEYENOORD | 2024-25 Eredivisie club; 1970 European Cup Final winners (9) |
| EYESTRAIN | Outspoken reserve coach is an issue for The Observer (9) |
| OBNOXIOUS | Nasty old coach is receiving no team love (9) |
| BATTLEBUS | Campaigning politico's coach is stable, but weird (9) |
| COCKROACH | Spooner's rock coach is a pest in the kitchen (9) |
| BACKSTAGE | Second coach is behind the scenes (9) |
| OLDSCHOOL | Getting on coach is traditional (3-6) |
| NIJMEGEN | NEC ........ , 2024-25 Eredivisie club coached by Rogier Meijer since 2020 (8) |
| BREDA | NAC ___, 2024-2025 Eredivisie club managed by Carl Hoefkens (5) |
| TWENTE | 2025-2026 Eredivisie club coached by Joseph Oosting (6) |
| AMBER | Actress who was in a relationship with Tasya Van Ree, first name |
| HAAG | Dutch Eredivisie soccer club, ADO Den ... (4) |
| PSV | ___ Eindhoven, 2024-2025 Eredivisie champions (init.) (1,1,1) |
| BRADFORD | ..... .. Bulls, 2024 RFL Championship club whose head coach is Eamon O'Carroll and home ground is Odsal Stadium (8) |
