| CLOUGH | Brian, twice European Cup-winning manager at Nottingham Forest (6) |
| BOWYER | Ian ...... , former Forest midfielder and twice European Cup winner (6) |
| BRIANCLOUGH | Nottingham Forest 1979 and 1980 European Cup-winning manager (5,6) |
| ARGON | Twice European deserts have vanished, leaving this element |
| LESTER | 2003-04 Sheffield United striker between spells at Nottingham Forest; 2017-18 Chesterfield manager (4,6) |
| ABDOUN | Djamel ...... , Algeria winger at Nottingham Forest from 2013-15 (6) |
| RAMSEY | England's 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning manager (6) |
| BARTON | Aston Villa manager at the time of their 1982 European Cup Final win (6) |
| HODDLE | England football manager at 1998 World Cup (6) |
| UNITED | The Damned ___ , 2009 film based on Brian Clough's spell as manager at Leeds (6) |
| HOWARD | __ Bellamy, practice manager at The Mill in Doctors (6) |
| FOREST | Helping to get established at Nottingham? (6) |
| STYRIS | SB, New Zealand Test cricketer who scored an innings of 108 against England at Nottingham in 2004 (6 |
| BEDSER | Alec, England Test cricketer who took 7-44 and 7-55 against Australia at Nottingham in 1953 (6) |
| ONEILL | Nottinghamshire bowler who took 5-81 against Durham at Nottingham in the 2025 County Championship (6) |
| FERGUS | Nottinghamshire bowler who took 5-81 against Durham at Nottingham in the 2025 County Championship (6) |
| JACK | 2003-04 Sheffield United striker between spells at Nottingham Forest; 2017-18 Chesterfield manager (4,6) |
| SIRALFRAMSEY | England's World Cup-winning manager |
| ERIK | ___ ten Hag, FA Cup-winning manager of 2023/24 (4) |
| RODGERS | Leicester City's 2021 FA Cup winning manager, Brendan (7) |
