| SHEEDY | Kevin, footballer who played 46 times for the Republic of Ireland (6) |
| NOLAN | Kevin ---, footballer who has played for West Ham since 2011 (5) |
| MERRILL | Robert who sang the role of Figaro 46 times at the Met |
| KEEGAN | Kevin -, footballer |
| ALE | Guinness who played 46 Across |
| ROBERTS | Julia who played 46-Across |
| ROBERTDOWNEYJR | He played 46-Across in 2009 and 2011 movies: 3 wds. |
| LASSUS | Reputed to have been kidnapped three times for the beauty of his voice, composer known as the Divine Orlando who wrote the six-part motet Timor et tremor (6) |
| BILBAO | Spanish port on the Bay of Biscay, famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods |
| OPERAS | Nothing to do with parking times for the singers (6) |
| POMPOM | Clean up a couple of times for the cheerleader (3-3) |
| BERNIESLAVIN | Former Albion Rovers striker born in Paisley who played for the Republic of Ireland (6,6) |
| KEOGH | Andy ....., striker or winger who played for the Republic of Ireland on 30 occasions 20072012 (5) |
| NIALL | _ Quinn, former footballer who earned 92 caps playing for the Republic of Ireland (5) |
| GIVEN | Shay ..... Derby goalkeeping coach who played for the Republic of Ireland 1996-2016 (5) |
| YANKEY | Rachel ___, former footballer who played for Arsenal for 15 seasons and won 129 England caps (6) |
| EIRE | What is the Irish name for the Republic of Ireland? (4) |
| IRL | What is the international vehicle registration code for the Republic of Ireland? (1,1,1) |
| HOGAN | Scott ..... , Aston Villa forward who debuted for the Republic of Ireland in March (5) |
| BUCHAN | Martin --, footballer who played 34 international matches for Scotland between 1971 and 1978 (6) |
