| KENEDY | Brazilian winger who has been loaned to clubs including Watford, Newcastle United and Granada since joining Chelsea in 2015 |
| SAVINHO | Brazilian winger who joined Manchester City in 2024 (7) |
| SILENT | Is returned, having been loaned by mum (6) |
| CRED | Ability to be loaned money: abbr. |
| BENITEZ | Rafael, football manager who has helmed clubs including Everton, Newcastle United and Liverpool (7) |
| ADAMS | Micky ..... , former full back who has managed clubs including Sheffield United and Tranmere Rovers (5) |
| MIDO | Former Egypt, Middlesbrough and Spurs striker who has subsequently managed clubs including Zamalek and Ismaily (4) |
| COTTERILL | Former striker who has managed clubs including Birmingham City, Bristol City, Nottm Forest and Portsmouth (5,9) |
| INCE | Paul .... , former England midfielder who has managed clubs including Blackpool and Notts County (4) |
| NAYSMITH | Gary - 2000-09 Scotland defender who has managed clubs including Queen of the South and Stenhousemuir (8) |
| MARADONA | Footballer who scored almost 300 goals for his clubs, including Barcelona and Napoli, and Argentina (8) |
| DEFOE | Jermain, England footballer who played in the Premier League for clubs including West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland (5) |
| EUELL | Jason ...... former Jamaica forward who played for clubs including Wimbledon and Southampton (5) |
| KACHLOUL | Midfielder who played for Morocco in the 1994 World Cup, afterwards joining several clubs, including Southampton and Aston Villa, before his retirement in 2005. (8) |
| ALLEN | Martin ..... , manager of clubs including MK Dons from 2006-07 and Notts County from 2011-12 (5) |
| DEREK | Manager of football clubs including Morecambe, Ross County and Plymouth Argyle (5,5) |
| ROYLE | Joe ___, former manager of football clubs including Oldham Athletic and Everton, born in 1949 (5) |
| FJORDS | Long narrow inlets start to join in Capri and Granada? |
| ANDALUSIA | Spanish region including the cities Seville and Granada |
| DUCAT | Gold coin, three thousand of which are loaned to Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice |
