| GROWUP | Mature centre forward joins camp (4,2) |
| EXPERT | Next centre forward is a skilled performer (6) |
| WANGLE | Contrive with centre forward at corner (6) |
| OUTLAW | Ban on holiday for the foreign centre forward (6) |
| HOOKER | Rugby centre forward in the ... (6) |
| LAWTON | Tommy ......, famous Everton, Arsenal and England centre forward (6) |
| WEIGHT | Consequence of centre forward joining rowing team (6) |
| VIDUKA | Mark ?, former Australia, Middlesbrough FC and Leeds United centre forward |
| PSYCHE | Mind agent getting centre forward and Argentinian left-winger |
| SHREWD | Crafty centre forward gets in a scrap (6) |
| GEORGE | ___ Puscas, Romania centre-forward (6) |
| BARTON | Damian ......, Derry centre forward who won an All Ireland football final winner's medal in 1993 (6) |
| ASHTON | Dean ___, centre forward born in 1983 who played for West Ham United (6) |
| WINCE | Make a face in following centre-forward from Clare (5) |
| EATS | Drinks centre forward puts away (4) |
| STRIKER | Batsman; centre-forward (7) |
| EGRET | Leggy bird to welcome centre forward |
| RAYHANKIN | Leeds centre-forward signed from Burnley in 1976 (3,6) |
| HARRYKANE | Tottenham and England centre forward (5,4) |
| SODJE | Akpo ....., former Darlington, Hibernian and Sheffield Wednesday centre forward (5) |
