| SPITHEAD | Channel south of Southampton (8) |
| WIGHT | Isle south of Southampton |
| GARDINER | Reginald of "the pruitts of southampton" |
| WRIOTHESLEY | Henry _, 3rd Earl of Southampton, patron of William Shakespeare (11) |
| THEDELL | Opening hole at Isle of Purbeck was former home of Southampton FC (3,4) |
| BASINGSTOKE | Large town in Hampshire northeast of Southampton (11) |
| DELL | The ...., former home ground of Southampton FC (4) |
| RALPH | ___ Hasenhuttl, Austrian manager of Southampton FC (5) |
| STMARYS | Former home ground of Southampton FC (2,5) |
| ANIMATE | Living in centre of Southampton upset friend (7) |
| THESAINTS | Nickname of Southampton FC |
| SOON | Out of Southampton shortly |
| SAINTS | The .... nickname of Southampton FC (6) |
| EASTLEIGH | Railway town on the River Itchen in Hampshire; site of Southampton Airport (9) |
| TOWNSEND | Andy ........, Southampton, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland midfielder (8) |
| CROATIAN | Nationality of Ivan Juric, who became Southampton FC manager in 2024 (8) |
| BRERETON | Ben _ Diaz, Chile, Southampton and 2023-2024 Villarreal forward; Sheffield United loanee for part of 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (8) |
| STEPHENS | Jack ........ , Southampton and England U-21 defender (8) |
| BERTRAND | Ryan ........ , Southampton and England defender (8) |
| SEAPORTS | Places like Plymouth, Southampton, each involved in games (8) |
