| AURELIO | Fabio ....... , Brazilian footballer with Liverpool from (7) |
| DEGEN | Philipp ..... , former Switzerland player with Liverpool from 2008-11 (5) |
| REINA | Pepe ..... , former Spain goalkeeper with Liverpool from 2005-14 (5) |
| RIERA | Albert ___, Spain winger with Liverpool from 2008-10 (5) |
| BISCAN | Igor ....... former Croatia player with Liverpool from 2000-05 (6) |
| SOUNESS | Graeme ---, Scottish footballer who won five League Championships and three European Cups with Liverpool (7) |
| NEMESIS | Big rival from e.g. Tyneside, footballer with tail up (7) |
| RAPPORT | Harmony in pop music associated with Liverpool, say |
| ERIKSEN | Christian -, Danish footballer with Man U (7) |
| LIONESS | England footballer - with pride! (7) |
| LALLANA | Adam ....... , 2013-18 England midfielder at Liverpool from 2014-20 and Brighton from 2020-24 between spells at Southampton (7) |
| SOLANKE | Dominic ___ , England Under-21 striker signed by Liverpool from Chelsea (7) |
| VORONIN | Andriy ....... , Ukraine attacker at Liverpool from 2007-10 (7) |
| WINGNUT | Footballer with eccentric tightener (4,3) |
| MOSALAH | Premier League footballer with the nickname "Egyptian King" |
| PARSNIP | Vegetable served up by Dunfermline Athletic footballers with wee dram (7) |
| FAILURE | Group of Irish footballers with draw and defeat (7) |
| WINGERS | Footballers with popular Scottish team, informally (7) |
| CAPELLO | Fabio ___, Italian football player and coach who managed the England team from 2008 to 2012 (7) |
| BOLELLI | Simone ___, 2015 Australian Open men's doubles tennis champion with Fabio Fognini (7) |
