| MEDEL | Gary ..... , Chile, Vasco da Gama and 2013-14 Cardiff midfielder (5) |
| CARAVEL | Highly manoeuvrable sailing ship used by both Da Gama and Columbus (7) |
| NOVASCOTIA | Province not receptive to da Gama and current head of armada (4,6) |
| GESTEDE | Rudy, 2013-16 Benin and 2011-14 Cardiff forward (7) |
| INDIA | Vasco da Gama's destination |
| VASCO | ___ da Gama, Portuguese explorer, d. 1524 (5) |
| KNILL | Alan ..... , 2011-12 Scunthorpe United and 2013-14 Torquay United boss (5) |
| SUTIL | Adrian ..... , 2007-11 and 2013-14 F1 driver (5) |
| COUTINHO | Philippe ........, 2010-22 Brazil and Aston Villa midfielder; current Vasco da Gama loanee (8) |
| TALEI | Netani ..... , 2006-15 Fiji, 2007-10 Worcester Warriors, 2010-13 Edinburgh Rugby and 2013-14 Newport Gwent Dragons back-rower (5) |
| UPSON | Matthew ..... , 2003-10 England, 1997-2003 Arsenal, 2003-07 Birmingham City, 2007-11 West Ham United, 2011-13 Stoke City and 2013-14 Brighton & Hove Albion defender (5) |
| RALLS | Cardiff midfielder/captain (5) |
| SPICES | Aromatic products sought by explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama |
| LISBON | Home of the Vasco da Gama Bridge, over 7.5 miles long |
| GOA | Indian state, with Vasco da Gama its largest city (3) |
| PORTUGUESE | Nationality of explorer Vasco da Gama (10) |
| CODA | End of movement Vasco da Gama revealed (4) |
| EXPLORER | Vasco da Gama was a noted Portuguese one (8) |
| INDIAN | Third largest ocean, main trade route to Far East pioneered by Vasco da Gama in 1497 (6) |
| IBO | One of the Quirimbas Islands in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique, on which Vasco da Gama reportedly rested in 1502 |
