| BAPTISTE | Alex ....... , Doncaster Rovers defender with Blackpool 2008-13 (8) |
| CAIROLI | Clown and entertainer synonymous with Blackpool, and who had a Blackpool tram named after him in 2018 (7,7) |
| TANGERINE | Colour associated with Blackpool FC (9) |
| CHARLIE | And 9 Across Clown and entertainer synonymous with Blackpool, and who had a Blackpool tram named after him in 2018 (7,7) |
| BACKLASH | Adverse reaction from defender with whip (8) |
| BACKFIRE | Defender with axe and boomerang (8) |
| BACKPACK | Rucksack used by defender with group (8) |
| LEEBROWN | Bristol Rovers defender formerly with QPR (3,5) |
| MCCREADY | Chris ___, former Morecambe, Crewe Alexandra and Tranmere Rovers defender (8) |
| ADILRAMI | Retired Lille and Valencia defender with 36 France caps 2010-18 |
| BACKACHE | Defender with a cold - he gets pain |
| FIREWALL | A protective system made by defenders with passion (8) |
| SWEEPING | Supporting soccer defenders with statements that are indiscriminate (8) |
| FIGUEROA | 2003-22 Honduras and 2008-13 Wigan defender (8) |
| BELLEVUE | Doncaster Rovers' home from 1922-2006 (5,3) |
| SIMONSHAW | Doncaster Rovers defender signed from Darlington in 1998 (5,4) |
| EVINA | Cedric ..... , 2011-14 Charlton Athletic and 2014-18 Doncaster Rovers defender (5) |
| ANGLESEY | Connected to Bangor by Thomas Telford's Menai suspension bridge, the largest Welsh island "Ynys Mon", where Maurice Wilks conceived the idea for the Land Rover Defender (8) |
| BARRACKS | Arrives to interrupt defenders with jeers |
| KNOYLE | Kyle ..., Stockport County, 2017-19 Swindon Town, 2019-21 Cambridge United and 2021-23 Doncaster Rovers defender (6) |
