| JOECOLE | Football pundit with 56 caps for England; a Chelsea winger from 2003-10 (3,4) |
| BARBOUR | For a country dweller or a Chelsea feller, a green waxed jacket perfect for rain showers or torrents, made by a company holding multiple Royal Warrants (7) |
| HALFCAF | Wingers from Arsenal Football Club advanced, following behind Henry in preparation for a softer kick? |
| SHILTON | Peter, goalkeeper who holds a record number of caps for England (7) |
| LEONARD | Jason, ex-rugby union prop nicknamed the Fun Bus who won a record 114 caps for England (7) |
| CHIVERS | Martin ___, late forward for Tottenham Hotspur who won 24 caps for England (7) |
| BENNETT | Conservative pundit with a daily morning radio show |
| BRACKEN | Kyran, former scrum-half who won 51 caps for England (7) |
| SADLIER | RTA soccer pundit with one Ireland cap. (7) |
| ESTEVAO | _ Willian, Brazil and Chelsea winger (7) |
| DANCOLE | Rugby union prop who earned his 100th cap for England earlier this year |
| TEARGAS | Great moves by wingers from Ards in blinder |
| BROTHER | Relative becomes different after following wingers from Bhubaneswar (7) |
| LATERAL | Side in future needing wingers from Arsenal (7) |
| MYHILL | Boaz ...... , former Wales goalie who played for Hull City from 2003-10 (6) |
| CAV | Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18 |
| ALVIN | First name of Mr Smedley, the character in Last Of The Summer Wine played by Brian Murphy from 2003-10 (5) |
| DUFF | Damien ..., football manager, formerly a Chelsea and Fulham winger (4) |
| PETERSHILTON | Goalkeeper with a record 125 caps for England (5,7) |
| HURST | Cup-winning England striker injured tackling a winger from Spurs (5) |
