| AURELIO | Fabio ___, 2000-2006 Valencia and 2006-2012 Liverpool defender (7) |
| CARBONI | Amedeo, 1902-1997 Italy and 1997-2006 Valencia defender (7) |
| DIRKKUYT | 2004-2014 Holland and 2006-2012 Liverpool attacker (4,4) |
| ONGARO | Fabio ___, 2000-2012 Italy and 2006-2010 Saracens hooker (6) |
| AMOO | David ___, 2010-2012 Liverpool and 2019-2022 Port Vale attacker (4) |
| CAPELLO | Fabio ___, Italian football player and coach who managed the England team from 2008 to 2012 (7) |
| WARDLEY | British boxer who has held the WBO interim heavyweight title since October 2025, Fabio _ (7) |
| LOUREED | 2006-2012 Scarlets and 2016-17 Sale Sharks lock (3,4) |
| JAYTABB | 2000-2006 Brentford and 2013-2016 Ipswich midfielder (3,4) |
| ORANGES | Citrus fruits with sweet varieties including navel, Valencia and "blood" and a bitter type from Sevi |
| MALCOLM | Child prodigy, played by Frankie Muniz, who is the titular character in a 2000-2006 comedy series (7) |
| FRANKIE | Actor who played the title role in the 2000-2006 US sitcom Malcolm In The Middle (7,5) |
| BOLELLI | Simone ___, 2015 Australian Open men's doubles tennis champion with Fabio Fognini (7) |
| CUFRE | Leandro ___, 2000-2006 Argentina and 2002-2006 Roma defender (5) |
| SALOMON | And 19 Across. 2007-2017 Ivory Coast and 2006-2012 Chelsea attacker (7,5) |
| ROMANCE | Kind of novel for which Fabio was a cover model |
| HODGSON | Roy ____ succeeded Fabio Capello as England manager |
| ARCA | Julio ___, 2000-2006 Sunderland, 2006-2013 Middlesbrough and 2015-2018 South Shields midfielder (4) |
| LEITAO | Jorge ___, 2000-2006 Walsall and 2006-2007 Beira-mar striker between spells at Feirense (6) |
| GROSSO | Fabio ___, 2003-2009 Italy and 2004-2006 Palermo defender (6) |
