| SHEPPARD | David, former England Test cricket captain who became the Bishop of Liverpool in 1975 (8) |
| GOWER | David, former England Test cricket captain born in 1957 (5) |
| MIKEBREARLEY | Former England cricket captain who became an O.B.E. in 1978 (4,8) |
| ARNESLOT | Dutch coach appointed as manager of Liverpool in 2024 (4,4) |
| BOERSMA | Phil ___ , Middlesbrough attacker signed from Liverpool in 1975 (7) |
| ENGLISHLANGUAGE | It's all the talk of Liverpool, in a manner of speaking (7,8) |
| ATHERTON | Michael, former England Test cricket captain (8) |
| ANTIPOPE | The Bishop of Rome in opposition to one canonically chosen almost appointed strangely (8) |
| TEARDROP | The ____ Explodes, post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978 (8) |
| GATTING | Mike, former England Test cricket captain who made his Test debut in 1977 (7) |
| FLANAGAN | Jon ..., former full-back signed by Rangers from Liverpool in 2018 (8) |
| GREIG | Tony, former England Test cricket captain who scored 148 against India at Bombay in 1972-3 (5) |
| GOOCH | Graham, former England Test cricket captain who made 333 against India at Lord's in 1990 (5) |
| DAVIDGOWER | Former England Test cricket captain who scored 8231 runs in 117 Tests from 1978-92 (5,5) |
| STEWART | Former England Test cricket captain who once held the record for most career matches (4,7) |
| ALEC | Former England Test cricket captain who once held the record for most career matches (4,7) |
| INTERRED | Italian side like Liverpool in the ground (8) |
| BOARDMAN | Stan, English comedian born in Liverpool in 1937 (8) |
| SPACKMAN | Nigel, Chelsea midfielder who moved to Liverpool in 1987 (8) |
| MEIRELES | Raul ___, Portugal midfielder signed by Chelsea from Liverpool in 2011 (8) |
