| CHEESEMONGER | Retailer dealing in Leicester and Derby? |
| CHEESES | Important people in Leicester and Derby, for example (7) |
| OAKLEY | Matt ...... , former Leicester and Derby midfielder (6) |
| CLASSICRACES | Greeks and Romans in The Oaks and Derby, say (7,5) |
| IKECHIANYA | Scotland and Derby County midfield footballer born in 1988 (6,4) |
| SEAMBOWLER | Main opener for Middlesex and Derby — and team-mate |
| ROONEY | Manchester Utd forward and Derby and Plymouth manager, Wayne ... (6) |
| ABEL | First murder victim in Lincoln and first in Leicester |
| FRANCISLEE | Late footballer born in 1944 who played for Manchester City and Derby County (7,3) |
| EPSOM | In 1976 Nijinsky II became the first horse since Barham to win the triple crown of the Guineas, St Leger and ... Derby |
| BRYSON | Craig ...... , Scotland and Derby midfielder (6) |
| VYDRA | Matej ___, Czech Republic and Derby forward (5) |
| HULSE | Rob ..... , former Sheffield United, Crewe and Derby striker (5) |
| BROGUES | Oxford and Derby, for example |
| MACKAY | Dave ......, Swindon Town, Nottingham Forest and Derby County manager (6) |
| ROSEOF | 1982 Australian Oaks and Derby winner, ... ... Kingston (4, 2) |
| BRIAN | ..... Clough, Nottingham Forest and Derby County manager (5) |
| ANYA | Ikechi .... , former Scotland and Derby midfielder (4) |
| DERWENT | River flowing through Matlock and Derby (7) |
| NYAMBE | Ryan ......, Namibia and Derby County defender (6) |
