| FLAVELL | Bobby ..., 1965-66 and 1969-72 Albion Rovers boss (7) |
| GERSON | 1961-72 Brazil and 1969-72 Sao Paulo midfielder; 1970 FIFA World Cup Final winner (6) |
| BERNIESLAVIN | Former Albion Rovers striker born in Paisley who played for the Republic of Ireland (6,6) |
| SPASSKY | Tenth official World Chess Champion (1969-72), fictionalised as Anatoly Sergievsky in 1986 Andersson, Ulvaeus and Rice musical Chess (5,7) |
| SHANNON | Les ....... , 1944-49 Liverpool and 1949-58 Burnley forward; 1966-69 Bury and 1969-70 Blackpool manager (7) |
| PENROSE | Jonathan, winner of the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969 (7) |
| GENERAL | What GPO stood for between 1660 and 1969 (7,4,6) |
| SAMBUCA | Italian aniseed flavoured singles Grand Slams, liqueur named in 1962 and 1969 (3,5) |
| ROFE | Dennis ...., 1968-72 Leyton Orient, 1972-80 Leicester and 1980-82 Chelsea defender; 1991 -92 Bristol Rovers boss (4) |
| DODGIN | Bill Jr., 1969-72 Fulham and 1976-80 Brentford boss (6) |
| BIDDLECOMBE | Terry ___, 1964-65 and 1965-66 National Hunt champion jockey (11) |
| KIDD | Brian ...., 1998-99 Blackburn Rovers boss (4) |
| MURRAY | Ian ...... , 2022-24 Raith Rovers boss (6) |
| LOCKE | Gary, 2016-17 Raith Rovers boss (5) |
| BORIS | World chess champion from 1969-72 (5,7) |
| HEAD | 1956-65 Swindon Town, 1965-66 Bury FC and 1966-73 Crystal Palace manager (4) |
| BERT | 1956-65 Swindon Town, 1965-66 Bury FC and 1966- 73 Crystal Palace manager (4) |
| PETRONIUSARBITER | Roman writer, d. AD 66 and reputed author of Satyricon (9,7) |
| OK | "___ Crackerby!"; 1965-66 Burl Ives sitcom |
| LETSPLAYPOSTOFFICE | 1965-66 game show hosted by Don Morrow |
