| ESAJAS | Etienne ..... , 2011-12 Swindon winger (6) |
| SEDANS | Outsiders from Saint-Etienne in French cars (6) |
| SAIVET | Henri ...... , Senegal midfielder on a season-long loan from Newcastle to St Etienne (6) |
| MAUPAY | Neal ___ , France Under-19 midfielder signed by Brentford from St Etienne in July (6) |
| GERARD | Etienne Maurice ?, prime minister of France in 1834 who died in 1852 (6) |
| MASSIF | The - Central is an upland area of France whose towns include St. Etienne (6) |
| MARCOS | Boca Juniors, 2011-19 Argentina, 2008-11 Estudiantes, 2011-12 Spartak Moscow, 2012-14 Sporting and 2014-21 Manchester United defender (6) |
| BARMBY | Nick ......, 1995-2001 England, 1992-95 Tottenham. 1995-98 Middlesbrough, 1996-2000 Everton, 2000-02 Liverpool. 2002-01 Leeds and 2004-12 Hull City midfielder; 2011-12 Hull manager (6) |
| STOGIE | Long cigar I got over in Saint Etienne, finally |
| MONAMI | Endearing words from Etienne |
| AIGNER | Designer Etienne |
| OUIOUI | Emphatic assent, in Saint-Etienne |
| JEWELL | Paul ...... , 2011-12 Ipswich boss (6) |
| SERGIO | Paulo ...... , Heart of Midlothian manager from 2011-12 (6) |
| AIRONI | ...... Rugby, former Celtic League/PRO12 club who finished bottom in both 2010-11 and 2011-12 (6) |
| BYRNES | Adam ...... , 2011-12 Russia and 2005-06 Leinster Rugby lock (6) |
| GIFTED | "A ___ Man"; 2011-12 series |
| AGUERO | Sergio ___, Argentine footballer whose 95th-minute goal in the last game of the season clinched the 2011-12 Premier League title for Manchester City |
| JOHNNYREP | Former Ajax and Saint- Etienne player who has scored the most World Cup goals for the Netherlands (6,3) |
| PIERREEKWAH | Sunderland midfielder; Saint-Etienne Joanee for most of 2024-2025 (6,5) |
