| STEVEBRUCE | Former Manchester United centre back who has been manager of Aston Villa since October 2016 |
| BENWHITE | The Brighton centre-back who has been signed by Arsenal. (3,5) |
| MATTHIJSDELIGT | Dutch centre-back who has joined Manchester United from Bayern Munich (8,2,4) |
| WATTS | Kell ..... . Cambridge United centre- back signed from Newcastle United in 2024 (5) |
| ADMINISTER | Be manager of plant, taking in daughter by car |
| CONTROL | Be manager of |
| ZENGA | Walter ..... , 1986-92 Italy and 1978-94 Internazionale goalkeeper; Wolverhampton Wanderers manager from July October, 2016 (5) |
| INFERNO | Film starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, to be released October 2016 (7) |
| TIMELESS | American TV sci-fi series starring Abigail Spencer and Goran Vi?njic that premiered in October 2016 |
| ANAGRAM | A German trained to be manager, for example (7) |
| GERRARD | Steven, ex-Liverpool midfielder who was appointed manager of Aston Villa FC in 2021 (7) |
| UNAIEMERY | Manager of Aston Villa FC since 2022 |
| EMERY | Unai, Spanish coach appointed manager of Aston Villa FC in 2022 (5) |
| CROWE | Vic ....., manager of Aston Villa from 1970 to 1974 (5) |
| ADAMS | Micky ..... , former full back who has managed clubs including Sheffield United and Tranmere Rovers (5) |
| MIKEJOHNSON | Republican congressman who has served as Speaker of the House since October 2023: 2 wds. |
| PAUTORRES | Spanish centre-back who joined Aston Villa from Villarreal in 2023 (3,6) |
| ELLIS | Doug , Chairman of Aston Villa from 1968-1975 and 1982-2006 (5) |
| OSHEA | John -, former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland defender who served as interim manager of the latter in 2024 |
| LISANDRO | ____ Martinez, centre-back who joined Manchester United in 2022 (8) |
