| WIEFFER | Netherlands, Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-22 Excelsior and 2022-24 Feyenoord midfielder (7) |
| MATS | Netherlands, Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-22 Excelsior and 2022-24 Feyenoord midfielder (4) |
| ARNE | Liverpool, 2019-20 AZ and 2021-24 Feyenoord manager (4,4) |
| SLOT | Liverpool, 2019-20 AZ and 2021-24 Feyenoord manager (4,4) |
| MOTTOS | New York's "Excelsior" and others |
| MILAMBO | Brentford and 2021 -2025 Feyenoord midfielder (6,7) |
| SPITTAL | Blair, Heart of Midlothian, 2019-22 Ross County and 2022-24 Motherwell midfielder (7) |
| VINCENT | Bayern Munich, 2020-22 Anderlecht and 2022-24 Burnley manager (7) |
| KOMPANY | Bayern Munich, 2020-22 Anderlecht and 2022-24 Burnley manager (7) |
| ZIRKZEE | Netherlands, Manchester United and 2022-24 Bologna forward (6,7) |
| PERISIC | Ivan ....... , Croatia, Hajduk Split and 2022-24 Spurs midfielder (7) |
| EMERTON | Brett ......., Feyenoord, Blackburn Rovers and Australia defender or midfielder (7) |
| KOUYATE | Cheikhou ....... , Senegal and 2022-24 Nottingham Forest midfielder (7) |
| PROMISE | Bristol Rovers and 2022-24 Fleetwood striker (7,8) |
| TJOEAON | Nathan ___, Indonesia, Swansea and 2019-2023 Excelsior Rotterdam defender (4-1-2) |
| GODUTCH | Buy Ajax, PSV or Feyenoord season tickets and split the cost (2,5) |
| MOTTOES | "Eureka" and "Excelsior" |
| AIRDRIE | Scottish club at home at the Excelsior Stadium |
| NEWYORK | State whose motto is "Excelsior" (2 wds.) |
| JANSEN | Wim ...... , 1967-80 Netherlands and 1965-80 Feyenoord midfielder/defender; 1997-98 Celtic manager (6) |
