| TOTTI | Francesco ?, 1998-2006 Italy attacking footballer who played for Roma from 1992-2017 |
| PETRARCH | Francesco ?, 14th-century Italian poet known for the Rime Sparse (8) |
| MOLINARI | Francesco ?, Italian golfer; 2018 winner of The Open Championship |
| FAZIO | Federico ___ , Argentina defender signed by Roma from Tottenham in July (5) |
| TOTTE | Francesco ..... , 1998-2007 Italy and 1993-2017 Roma attacker; 2006-07 Serie A top scorer (5) |
| MILANO | Alyssa ?, actress who played Phoebe Halliwell in US television series Charmed from 1998-2006 |
| NIMNI | Avi -, 1992-2005 Israel attacking footballer; Derby County loanee from Maccabi Tel-aviv in 1999-00 (5) |
| DYBALA | Paulo Exequiel ..., Argentine footballer who plays for Roma. (6) |
| NESTA | Alessandro ___, 1996-2006 Italy defender; Monza, 2015-2017 Miami FC and 2019-2021 Frosinone manager (5) |
| FORWARDALLOWANCE | A lead consideration for shooters is an attacking footballer with spending money (7,9) |
| STRIKER | Match perhaps for attacking footballer (7) |
| REDFORMAN | Cantankerous character played by Kurtwood Smith in the US sitcoms That '70s Show (1998-2006) and That '90s Show (2023-present) (3,6) |
| GILES | 1998-2006 England men's Test cricketer who took 5-57 against West Indies in Birmingham in 2004 (5) |
| ASHLEY | 1998-2006 England men's Test cricketer who took 5-57 against West Indies in Birmingham in 2004 (6) |
| WILLNGRACE | Ill-assorted characters in US TV series, 1998-2006 (4,1,5) |
| EUELL | Jason ?, London-born former Jamaica, Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic attacking footballer |
| ARENA | New England Revolution, 1998-2006 and 2016-17 US coach (5) |
| BRUCE | New England Revolution, 1998-2006 and 2016-17 US coach (5) |
| ANGEL | Role for Roma Downey |
| DRAMA | Genre for "Roma" or "Moonlight" |
