| BRIGHT | Mark ..... , striker who played in FA Cup finals for Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday (6) |
| CAHILL | Gary, English central defender for Crystal Palace and formerly Chelsea (6) |
| RICE | Northern Ireland defender who played in five FA Cup Finals for Arsenal (4) |
| UPWIND | Victory in FA Trophy? "Header's missed at the death", reported into the blower (6) |
| DIMATTEO | Roberto, Italian ex-midfielder who scored for Chelsea FC in the 1997 and 2000 FA Cup finals (2,6) |
| FESTIVAL | Special event established by drip in FA at April's end |
| CUPFINAL | Concluding game in FA competition (3,5) |
| BEBETO | Former Brazil and Deportivo striker who played in three World Cups 1990-98 (6) |
| WADDLE | Chris ...... , former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle and Sheffield Wednesday winger who was Burnley boss from 1997-98 (6) |
| YPRATH | Terry ....... Bradford City, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday manager (6) |
| MEGSON | Gary ...... , Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday manager (6) |
| KIPPER | Pick over losing Olympic final for each swimmer (6) |
| SLOUGH | Over in Big Bash final for Mitch Marsh |
| SANTACRUZ | Roque ..... .... , 1999-2016 Paraguay striker who played in England for Man City and Blackburn Rovers (5,4) |
| CAMPBELL | DJ. ........ , striker who played in the Premier League for Blackpool, Birmingham and QPR (8) |
| IRO | Kevin ?, rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helen |
| KEVIN | Rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helens (5,3) |
| KEVINIRO | Rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helens (5,3) |
| CRAMB | Colin ..... , striker who played in all four divisions of both England and Scotland (5) |
| AAISH | Moroccan-born striker who played for the Bahraini national team in the 2006 and 2010 World Cup tournaments and most recently for Al-Riffa SC. (5) |
