| TONEY | Footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Brentford, Ivan_ (5) |
| LUIS | Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Atletico Madrid, _ Suarez (4) |
| VIALLI | Gianluca, footballer who played as a striker for Italy and managed Chelsea 1998- 2000 (6) |
| SCOTT | Footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and Scotland, _ McTominay (5) |
| BRYAN | Cameroonian-French footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United, _ Mbeumo (5) |
| OLLOE | Aston Villa and England footballer who plays as a forward, _ Watkins (5) |
| ITOJE | Maro, rugby union player who plays as a lock for Saracens and England (5) |
| DRAMA | A comedy or tragedy, for example, symbolised by the masks of Thalia and Melpomene; plays as a genre or literary style; or, histrionics generally (5) |
| BILLYGILMOUR | Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Napoli (5,7) |
| CURRY | Ben and Tom, twin brothers who play as rugby union forwards for Sale Sharks and England (5) |
| SANCHO | Footballer who plays as a winger for Borussia Dortmund and England, Jadon _ (6) |
| ALEX | Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Manchester United and Brazil, _Telles (4) |
| BENRAHMA | Said _, Algerian footballer who plays as a winger for West Ham United (8) |
| AXEL | _ Tuanzebe, footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United (4) |
| BRONZE | Footballer who plays as a fightback for Manchester City and England, Lucy _ (6) |
| MCTOMINAY | Scott _, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and Scotland (9) |
| MEAD | Footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal and England, Beth _ (4) |
| LITTLE | Kim _, Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal WFC (6) |
| TITLE | Central Scotland in draw for championship (5) |
| BLUES | Tee markers often used for championships (5) |
