| WEAKSIDE | Defensive arrangement with fewer players, in football |
| NRLNONES | Rugby league format with fewer players (1,1,1,5) |
| NRLNINES | Rugby league format with fewer players (1,1,1,5) |
| SEVENS | Style of rugby with shorter matches and fewer players |
| PALISADE | Defensive arrangement of royal assistant overheard |
| SHIELD | Delhi's defensive arrangement |
| LBS | Some defensive players in football: abbr. |
| ELIXIR | In essence, Ryle on the radio retires over number of players in football team (6) |
| GUNRUNNERS | They deal in arms for new rugby players in football team (3,7) |
| TWENTYTO | Players in football match bouncing with a score before the hour mark (6,2) |
| ELEVEN | A team of players in football, cricket or field hockey (6) |
| STRIKERS | Forward players in football whose role is to score goals (8) |
| LGS | Some offensive line players in football (abbr.) |
| THROWBACK | Shy, the defensive player in football is a reminder of earlier times (9) |
| CAFU | Who is the only player in football history to have played in three consecutive World Cup title clashes? (4) |
| OUTSIDERIGHT | Forward player in football (7,5) |
| STRIKER | Attacking player in football (7) |
| GARETHBALE | Most expensive British player in football history |
| GOALIE | Key defending player in football (6) |
| SUB | Extra player in football (3) |
