| RAHEEM | Manchester City's ___ Sterling is the most expensive English player ever. (6) |
| HAALAND | Norway and Manchester City's _ (7) |
| REGAL | A grand in sterling is magnificent (5) |
| TORRES | Bought for A£50m in 2011, who is the most expensive player in the English Premier League? (6) |
| MORRIS | All-rounder who joined the Royals in 2021, after being the most expensive player ever at the IPL auction |
| MANRAY | Artist whose photograph Le Violon d'Ingres is the most expensive ever sold at auction (3,3) |
| NEYMAR | Athlete whose 2017 trade made him the most expensive football player ever |
| JESSOP | Gilbert ___, cricketer who holds the record for the fastest Test century by an English player (6) |
| ETIHAD | Manchester City's stadium bears the name of which airline? (6) |
| MYSTIC | Spiritual type the source of Manchester City's collapse (6) |
| INSTEP | Part of foot stumped English player, initially batting first (6) |
| FEWEST | Fine English player in foursome, such shots winning Open? (6) |
| IRISES | Painting by Vincent van Gogh that became the most expensive painting ever sold in 1987 (6) |
| AGUERO | Sergio, Manchester City's Argentinian striker (6) |
| UNITED | Manchester City's local rivals (6) |
| ERLING | Manchester City's Norwegian striker, ... Haaland (6) |
| SANCHO | Jadon ___ English soccer star whose 2021 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history |
| BELUGA | Has the most expensive eggs in Russia, perhaps? (6) |
| ROMELU | ___ Lukaku Belgian soccer star whose 2021 move to Chelsea was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history |
| GRACIE | New York City's ___ Mansion |