| RIMET | Jules ?, president of FIFA from 1921-54 |
| BLATTER | Sepp ?, president of FIFA from 1998-2016 |
| SEPP | and 16dn, Disgraced president of FIFA from 1998-2016 (4,7) |
| SEPPBLATTER | The president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015 (4,7) |
| FIGO | Which former World Player of the Year is running for president of Fifa? (4) |
| STANLEYROUS | President of FIFA, 1961-74 (7,4) |
| ROUS | Sixth president of FIFA |
| GIANNI | The president of Fifa. (6,9) |
| INFANTINO | The president of Fifa. (6,9) |
| RABAUL | Town of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea; capital of the Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea from 1921 to 1941 (6) |
| JULES | 1921-54 FIFA President (5,5) |
| JULESRIMET | 1921-54 FIFA president and the World Cup trophy's old name (5,5) |
| STORMONT | Belfast castle that served as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972 (8) |
| CARR | Joe ___, NFL president from 1921-39 |
| MAIGRET | Jules ?, detective creation of Georges Simenon |
| VERNE | Jules ?, French author of 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days |
| CASTLE | Original fast-food chain from 1921, White ___ |
| SSR | Georgia, from 1921 to 1991 (abbr.) |
| MELLON | Andrew ___, banking tycoon who served as Treasury secretary from 1921 to 1932 |
| AVOW | ___ ___ to Thee, My Country, British patriotic song dating from 1921 (1,3) |
