| SALAH | Mohamed ___, Liverpool FC's top goalscorer in their Premier League-winning season of 2019-20 (5) |
| ALBERTA | Canadian province that reelected Danielle Smith of the UCP as their premier in 2023 (7) |
| ALONE | You'll Never Walk ___, Liverpool FC's anthem (5) |
| JESUS | Real Madrid defender; Wolves loanee for part of 2019-20 (5,7) |
| RUSH | Ian ___, Liverpool FC's all-time leading goalscorer (4) |
| VALLEGO | Real Madrid defender; Wolves loanee for part of 2019-20 (5,7) |
| VALLEJO | Real Madrid defender; Wolves loanee for part of 2019-20 (7) |
| VARDY | Which player is the top goalscorer in this season's English Premier League? (5) |
| COSTA | Who is the current top goalscorer in the English Premier League? (5) |
| CONTE | Antonio ___, Chelsea's Premier League winning manager in 2016-17 (5) |
| PIPER | Keith ..... , Warwickshire wicketkeeper in their 1994 treble-winning season (5) |
| MCKAY | 1947-54 Dundee United forward; their all-time top goalscorer (5,5) |
| PETER | 1947-54 Dundee United forward; their all-time top goalscorer (5,5) |
| REYES | Jose Antonio ..... , five-time UEFA CUP/UEFA Europa League-winning striker (5) |
| MILLA | Roger, Cameroonian striker and oldest goalscorer in the men's FIFA World Cup (5) |
| HAKAN | Turkey's top goalscorer who fled the country after being charged with insulting President Erdogan on Twitter (5,5) |
| KLOSE | Miroslav ___, all-time top goalscorer for the Germany national football team (5) |
| ROSSI | Valentino ....., top goalscorer at the 1982 FIFA World Cup final stages (5) |
| MORSI | Mohamed ___, Egyptian president removed from power in July 2013 |
| ZIDAN | Mohamed _, 2005-2012 Egypt and 2008-2012 Borussia Dortmund striker (5) |