| HEALY | David ....., all-time leading scorer for Northern Ireland in football internationals (5) |
| NEILL | Terry ..., Arsenal manager 1976-83; played in defence for the club and for Northern Ireland in the 1960s (5) |
| HILARYBENN | Labour MP who became secretary of state for Northern Ireland in July 2024 (6,4) |
| KOBE | All-time leading scorer for the Lakers, familiarly |
| KOBEBRYANT | All-time leading scorer for the Lakers |
| RIVA | Luigi ___, former footballer nicknamed Rombo di Tuono (Roar of Thunder), who is the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team |
| JAMES | 2012, 2013 and 2016 NBA Finals MVP; youngest player to reach 30,000 regularseason points and all-time leading scorer in NBA history (6,5) |
| MESSI | FC Barcelona's all-time leading scorer |
| DIANA | WNBA all-time leading scorer Taurasi |
| DERRY | - - - Girls, comedy based in Northern Ireland in the '90s (5) |
| ASTLE | West Brom's Jeff ____ was the leading scorer in the first division, 1969-70 (5) |
| RECAP | Go over the main points again about football international hat (5) |
| FAINT | Authority in charge of football international lacking conviction |
| JONES | Which former England football international is now a host on the BBC's The One Show? (5) |
| MASON | Roy ?, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1976-79 (5) |
| INDIA | Help for Northern Ireland gets misdirected to Asia (5) |
| ALIDAEI | Former Iran captain; all-time leading scorer in internationals (3,4) |
| SAMMY | Macclesfield Town manager from 1993 to 2000, ___ McIlroy; he appeared 88 times as a midfielder for Northern Ireland (5) |
| RINGL | Which former Ireland rugby international was recently appointed as a special envoy to the US for Northern Ireland by the British government? (8) |
| NIPIN | Make a quick visit for Northern Ireland staple (3,2) |
