| SGTS | Pepper and Preston, for short |
| FRO | Hairstyle for Billy Preston, for short |
| EATON | Adam ___ , former Everton youth defender who later played for Mansfield and Preston (5) |
| RIBBLE | River which rises in North Yorkshire and flows through Clitheroe and Preston to the Irish Sea |
| NASH | Carlo ...., Manchester City and Preston North End goalkeeper (4) |
| LANCASHIRE | Blackpool and Preston are found in this English county |
| KEANE | Will, Republic of Ireland and Preston forward (5) |
| MEARS | Tyrone ___, Seattle Sounders defender whose former clubs include Burnley and Preston (5) |
| PRESTON | Dennis ___, crafty young lad who recently caught Walford's Michelle and Preston together (7) |
| CARLONASH | English goalkeeper whose clubs have included Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Preston North End |
| RIDSDALE | Peter ........ , former chairman of Leeds United, Barnsley, Cardiff and Preston (8) |
| HAM | Bobby ..., former Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City and Preston North End forward (3) |
| AGTS | Pepper and Snorkel, for short |
| STRAPPED | Nepal is out of salt and pepper and short on dough (8) |
| TRIKATU | Combination of dried ginger, pepper and long pepper (7) |
| KNIT | Link to pepper and iodine and tetraethyl lead (4) |
| SALT | Pepper-and-___ (having a close mixture of black and white) |
| SEASON | Add flavour to food with salt, pepper and other herbs and spices (6) |
| CAPE | It's integral to Jamaica Pepper and cod, for one? (4) |
| CUCUMBER | Samuel Johnson said this should be sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, then thrown out as good for nothing |
