| NGUMOHA | Liverpool winger who scored on his Premier League debut at Newcastle in August, 2025 (7) |
| RIO | Liverpool winger who scored on his Premier League debut at Newcastle in August, 2025 (3) |
| RASHFORD | England forward who scored two goals on both his first-team debut for Manchester United and his Premier League debut three days later (6,8) |
| MARCUS | England forward who scored two goals on both his first-team debut for Manchester United and his Premier League debut three days later (6,8) |
| JOTA | Portugal and Liverpool winger who died in July 2025, Dio ... (4) |
| BIGIRIMANA | Gael .......... , Burundi midfielder re-signed by Coventry from Newcastle in August (10) |
| DIATTA | Lamine ...... , Senegal 2002 FIFA World Cup defender at Newcastle in 2008 (6) |
| EARTHY | George ...... , West Ham midfielder injured on his 2024 Premier League debut against Fulham (6) |
| GONCALO | Identify the first name of this footballer who scored the equaliser for PSG in the 94th minute of the UEFA Super Cup in August 2025. (7) |
| MAHARAJ | Identify the surname of this South African spinner who took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket in August 2025 versus Australia. (7) |
| ALCARAZ | Who won the men's singles title at the Cincinnati Open in August 2025? (7) |
| FOULKES | Which debutant picked up nine wickets in the second Test between Zimbabwe and New Zealand in Bulawayo in August 2025? (7) |
| ARONIAN | Identify the surname of this chess player from USA who won both Rapid and Blitz titles in Saint Louis in August 2025 which is part of the Grand Chess Tour. (7) |
| IKUVALU | Roosters winger who scored five tries against North Qld in 2020, Matt ... (7) |
| YANKUBA | Gambia winger signed by Brighton from Newcastle in July (7,6) |
| ANIMALS | The _, English rock band formed in Newcastle in 1962, fronted by Eric Burdon (7) |
| VERDICT | Finding man who scored on court (7) |
| ASH | ___ Handley, player who scored on his Leeds Rhinos home debut in Super League XX (3) |
| HARRY | and 22dn, Tottenham Hotspur footballer who scored on his 2015 England debut against Lithuania (5,4) |
| PELE | Footballer who scored on his international debut, aged 16 years and 9 months (4) |
