| COLE | Ex-LA Galaxy and Chelsea player, Ashley _ (4) |
| CESC | Spanish footballer and former Chelsea player _ Febregas (4) |
| BLUE | Chelsea player, or what he'd be after a defeat to Arsenal? (4) |
| ABLE | Ignoring United, a Chelsea player with talent |
| BARS | Mars, Galaxy and Milky Way, e.g. (4) |
| REUS | Marco -, Germany and LA Galaxy striker formerly at Borussia Dortmund; German Footballer of the Year 2012 and 2019 |
| ASHLEYCOLE | 2001-14 England defender whose clubs included Chelsea FC, LA Galaxy and Arsenal (6,4) |
| TEAM | LA Galaxy or CF Montreal |
| MLS | LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders play in which league? (1,1,1) |
| JONES | Cobi ..... , Coventry City, LA Galaxy and USA midfielder (5) |
| APPS | Galaxy and iPhone buys |
| MPVS | Acronym for vehicles like the Ford Galaxy and Toyota Previa (1,1,1'1) |
| JUDD | Ashley ___, US actress (4) |
| RICE | Ashley _, actor behind medic Sid Vere in Doctors, which will sadly leave our screens next year (4) |
| BLUEJAY | Bird with Chelsea player? John initially? (4,3) |
| OBI | John ___ Mikel, ex-Chelsea player; Japanese sash (3) |
| CARLO | ..... Cudicini, Chelsea, Spurs and LA Galaxy goalkeeper (5) |
| PNEUMATIC | Sounds like new Chelsea player is performing under pressure (9) |
| RUUDGULLIT | Former Chelsea player-manager who made 66 appearances for the Netherlands |
| MENDY | Edouard Osoque ..., Senegal, Chelsea player. (5) |
