| LUCYBRONZE | Lioness who plays at right-back for Chelsea |
| CASH | Matty, right back for Aston Villa FC who made his international debut for Poland in 2021 (4) |
| NEAL | Phil, former right back for Liverpool FC who won 50 caps for England (4) |
| ADVERB | Dave plays right-back for one of the English qualifiers (6) |
| VUNIPOLA | England rugby union player who plays at No8 for Saracens, Billy _ (8) |
| DEFENDER | Footballer who plays at the back (8) |
| MARYEARPS | Lioness who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain (4,5) |
| TRENT | ____ Alexander-Arnold, right back for Liverpool FC who made his full England debut in 2018 (5) |
| ALEXANDERARNOLD | Trent, right-back for Liverpool FC who made his full England debut in 2018 (9,6) |
| RICHARDS | Micah, football pundit who played as a right back for Manchester City (8) |
| LEEDIXON | TV football pundit who played as right back for Arsenal and England (3,5) |
| FINNAN | Steve ___, Irish footballer born in 1976 who played as right-back for Liverpool (6) |
| BILLY | _ Vunipola, rugby union player who plays at No 8 for Saracens and England (5) |
| BRITTEN | Wader having moved right back for 1D |
| COLEMAN | Seamus, right back for Everton and Ireland (7) |
| CAV | NBAer who plays at "The Q" |
| NYGIANT | NFLer who plays at the Meadowlands--in NJ, ironically |
| NEYMAR | Brazilian footballer who plays at PSG (6) |
| RAY | Florida athlete who plays at Tropicana Field |
| SH | Who plays at Tolka Park? (5) |
