| SIBYL | Ancient prophetess who guided Aeneas through the underworld (5) |
| SYBIL | Ancient prophetess (5) |
| KLOPP | Jurgen, German manager who guided Liverpool to the 2020 Premier League title (5) |
| DITHERS | The river through the underworld takes no definite course (7) |
| MERCURY | Roman god of communication and commerce, who guided souls to the underworld (7) |
| CASSANDRA | Prophetess who warned of the Trojan Horse |
| STYX | Runs through the underworld (4) |
| REGISLEBRIS | French football manager who guided Sunderland back to the Premier League in May after an eight year absence (5,2,4) |
| MIRIAM | Old Testament prophetess who is the sister of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 15:20) (6) |
| DEBORAH | Biblical prophetess who roused opposition to Canaan |
| DONSHULA | NFL coach who guided the Dolphins to a perfect season in 1972: 2 wds. |
| MANCINI | Roberto, Italian football manager who guided Manchester City to the 2012 Premier League title (7) |
| OBIWANKENOBI | Jedi Master who guided Luke Skywalker as a mentor in the Star Wars film series (3,3,6) |
| MARESCA | Enzo, coach who guided Leicester City FC to promotion to the Premier League in 2024 (7) |
| KIERAN | ___ McKenna, coach who guided Ipswich Town to promotion to the Premier League in 2026 (6) |
| POSTECOGLAU | Former Socceroos coach who guided Yokohama F Marinos to win 2019 Japanese J-League championship (11) |
| ATHENA | Goddess who guided Odysseus |
| CAMPI | Lugentes ____, part of the Underworld where Aeneas meets Dido again (6.441) |
| HENRY | 17th-century English composer whose works include the opera Dido and Aeneas and the masque The Fairy-Queen (5,7) |
| NAHUM | ___ Tate, poet who wrote the libretto for Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (5) |