| JIMENEZ | Mexican striker at Wolverhampton Wanderers. (7) |
| EMBLEN | Neil ___, 1997-1998 Crystal Palace midfielder between spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers (6) |
| JAVIERHERNANDEZ | Mexican striker, currently at West Ham United, commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito (6,9) |
| BLUBBER | Fat adult covering books striker at the death (7) |
| NYGAARD | Marc ....... , Denmark striker at QPR from 2005-08 (7) |
| BATSMAN | Striker at cricket (7) |
| BENTEKE | Christian -, Belgium striker at Crystal Palace from 2016-22 (7) |
| BANNERS | Held up by protesting rail strikers at picket lines (7) |
| EDWARDS | Rob ___, former player appointed head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2025 (7) |
| OLDGOLD | Colour of the shirts worn by Wolverhampton Wanderers from the 1923-24 season |
| CRICKETBAT | Striker at Old Trafford needs two contrasting wingers (7,3) |
| MUTCH | Andy ___, 1986-1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers striker (5) |
| NDAH | George _, 1999-2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers striker (4) |
| EDDIEJOHNSON | US and Seattle Sounders striker at Fulham from 2008-11 (5,7) |
| DOBIE | Scott ..... , 2002 Scotland striker at West Bromwich Albion, Millwall and Nottingham Forest between spells at Carlisle United (5) |
| OKUBO | Yoshito ....., 2003-14 Japan striker at VfL Wolfsburg in 2009 between spells at Vissel Kobe (5) |
| OSGOOD | Peter ...... , 1970-73 England striker at Southampton from 1974-77 and Philadelphia Fury from 1977-78 between spells at Chelsea (6) |
| COSTA | Gremio, 2013 Brazil and 2014-18 Spain striker at Chelsea from 2014-17 between spells at Atletico Madrid (5) |
| DIEGO | Gremio, 2013 Brazil and 2014-18 Spain striker at Chelsea from 2014-17 between spells at Atletico Madrid (5) |
| MARIO | 2007-18 Germany striker at Bayern Munich from 2009-13, Fiorentina from 2013-16 and VfL Wolfsburg from 2016-18 between spells at VfB Stuttgart (5) |
