| GRADI | Dario ....., former Crewe Alexandra manager (5) |
| DARIO | Gradi, former Crewe Alexandra manager (5) |
| ARFON | . ..... Griffiths, Wrexham and Crewe Alexandra manager (5) |
| SODJE | Efe ....., Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Nigeria defender (5) |
| HABER | Marcus, 2010-16 Canada and 2014-16 Crewe Alexandra striker (5) |
| RADIO | Dario is made to pick up stations (5) |
| SIMIC | Dario....., 1996-2008 Croatia and 2002-08 AC Milan defender (5) |
| SPOOF | Odds against old playwright Dario retiring from mildly satirical mockery (5) |
| MONET | "Palazzo Dario" painter |
| RUBEN | Modernismo poet ___ Dario |
| MCCREADY | Chris ___, former Morecambe, Crewe Alexandra and Tranmere Rovers defender (8) |
| CLAYTONINCE | Former Trinidad & Tobago, Crewe Alexandra and Walsall goalkeeper (7,4) |
| PERRYNG | Cardiff City and 2014-2021 Crewe Alexandra defender (5,2) |
| ELI | Roger ..., 1989-94 Burnley striker whose former clubs included Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra (3) |
| ROB | ... Jones, Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool and England right back (3) |
| MACAULEY | Steve ........ , 1992-2002 Crewe Alexandra defender (8) |
| OFFORD | Luke _, MK Dons and 2019-2024 Crewe Alexandra defender (6) |
| GRESTY | ___ Road, Crewe Alexandra home (6) |
| RAILWAYMEN | The _. nickname of Crewe Alexandra (10) |
| GRESTYROAD | Home ground of Crewe Alexandra FC, also called Mornflake Stadium (6,4) |
