| BLACKGOLD | Crude British want highest goal for 15 (5,4) |
| BLACKHOLE | British want zero sterling hidden by ambassador where things disappear without trace (5,4) |
| HARRY | Who holds the record for scoring the most goals for England And Tottenham Hotspur and second highest goal-scorer in Premier League history but plays for the Bayern Munich Club in Bundesliga since last |
| KEANE | Robbie _, highest goal scorer for Ireland's national team (5) |
| BLACKFRIDAY | British want servant on island in time for intense flogging (5,6) |
| JAGR | Jaromir ___, Czech-born winger and 7th highest goal scorer in NHL history |
| STAIRRODS | Fixers in flight for 15, Dior fashion (5,4) |
| RATIONALE | Logical basis for 15 getting left in charge (9) |
| FORSSELL | Mikael ......... Finland's second- highest goal scorer; at Chelsea and Birmingham 1998-2008 (8) |
| KANE | As on 31st March 2025, who is the highest goal-scorer in the Bundesliga 2024-25 with 22 goals and three hat-tricks? (4) |
| THIERRY | First name of Henry, Arsenal's FC's all-time highest goal scorer (7) |
| BLACKLEG | Strike-breaker British want to get on |
| BLACKGUARD | British want to keep watch on scoundrel |
| BLACKFOREST | British want RAF officer to stop somewhere in Germany |
| BLACK | British want coffee served thus? |
| BLACKADDER | British want to include 'ER', a TV series (10) |
| JETBLACK | Judge film - British want some-thing extremely dark (3,5) |
| BLACKTIE | British want Bond in formal attire (5,3) |
| BLACKTEA | British want verbal support to make drink (5,3) |
| BLACKWIDOW | British want my covering papers - this could be dangerous (5,5) |
