| MLS | Org. for the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders |
| HART | Josh ___ basketballer who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers |
| AXE | Tool in the Portland Timbers' logo |
| EDDIEJOHNSON | US and Seattle Sounders striker at Fulham from 2008-11 (5,7) |
| MEARS | Tyrone ___, Seattle Sounders defender whose former clubs include Burnley and Preston (5) |
| GOALS | Seattle Sounders soccer scores |
| WNBA | Org. for the Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm |
| BOYD | Kris .... , 2006-10 Scotland, 2010-11 Middlesbrough and 2012 Portland Timbers striker who played over 400 games for Rangers and Kilmarnock; 2017-18 Scottish Premiership top scorer (4) |
| XFL | Sports org. with the New York Guardians and Seattle Dragons |
| WEDGWOOD | Potter noted for cream-coloured Queen's Ware and also Jasperware such as the Portland Vase and powder-blue stoneware pieces embossed with white cameos (8) |
| NWSL | Org. featuring the Portland Thorns and Angel City FC |
| PRATT | John ..... , 1965-79 Tottenham and 1980-82 Portland Timbers midfielder; 1972 UEFA Cup final and 1973 League Cup final winner (5) |
| CLYDE | 1967-68 Bermuda and 1968-76 West Ham United striker later at Portland Timbers, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Toronto Blizzard (5) |
| BEST | 1967-68 Bermuda and 1968-76 West Ham United striker later at Portland Timbers, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Toronto Blizzard (4) |
| SANJUAN | US island group in the Pacific between Vancouver and Seattle (3,4) |
| ORE | Home state of the AAA team the Portland Rockies: abbr. |
| EUCALYPTUS | Tree of the myrtle family widely cultivated for its timber and the medicinal oil in its leaves (10) |
| JOHNSPENCER | 1994-97 Scotland, 1988-92 Rangers and 1992-97 Chelsea forward; 201 0-12 Portland Timbers head coach (4,7) |
| TAR | It preserves timber and ropes for the sailor |
| SPENCER | John ......., former Chelsea forward; 2010-12 Portland Timbers head coach (7) |
