| FUTRE | Paulo ___ , former Portugal winger at West Ham in 1996 (5) |
| AYEW | Andre .... , Ghana and Le Havre winger at West Ham from 2016-18 between spells at Swansea (4) |
| SOUSA | Paulo ___ , 2009-10 Swansea City manager (5) |
| COELHO | Paulo ___, author of novels Adultery, The Zahir and The Alchemist (6) |
| WHIRR | Noise made by fans, leading West Ham in rare recovery (5) |
| YOUTH | FA ..... Cup, trophy won by West Ham in 2022-23 (5) |
| SHAKA | 2002-05 Portsmouth goalkeeper between spells at West Ham (5,6) |
| SILAS | Former Portugal and Wolves player born Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes (5) |
| MOURA | Lucas ..... , 2011-18 Brazil winger at PSG from 2013-18 and Spurs from 2018-23 between spells at Sao Paulo (5) |
| SIMAO | 1998-2010 Portugal winger; Atletico Madrid 2010 Europa League Final winner (5) |
| DOWIE | Iain ....., 1990-99 Northern Ireland, 1991-95 Southampton and 1995 Crystal Palace striker between spells at West Ham; 2002-03 Oldham and 2007-08 Coventry manager (5) |
| DARYL | 2017-21 Republic of Ireland winger at Preston from 2017-18, Hibs from 2018-20 and Wycombe from 2020-23 between periods at Dundalk (5,6) |
| RIERA | Albert ___ , Spain winger at Liverpool from 2008-10 (5) |
| BABEL | Ryan ....., Besiktas winger at Liverpool from 2007-11 (5) |
| EMNES | Marvin ...... Dutch winger at Middlesbrough 2008-14 (5) |
| MINCE | Chop piece of ham in cellar (5) |
| MINOR | Inferior ham in ordinary sandwiches (5) |
| GREEN | The colour of the eggs found with ham in the Dr Seuss children's book |
| SMOKE | Prepare fish or ham, in a way |
| DICED | Like ham in some omelets |