| OKAZAKI | Shinji ---, Japan and Leicester City attacking footballer (7) |
| RANIERI | Chelsea, Juventus and Leicester City manager (7,7) |
| BASSETT | Dave ......., Wimbledon, Sheffield United and Leicester City manager (7) |
| VASSELL | Darius ___, former Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragucu and Leicester City striker who won 22 England caps |
| STRIKER | Match perhaps for attacking footballer (7) |
| FORWARD | Presumptuous, attacking footballer (7) |
| WINGERS | Wide-attacking footballers (7) |
| STARTLE | Surprise, as Leeds and Leicester do (7) |
| REFFELL | Wales and Leicester Tigers flanker (5,7) |
| CLAUDIO | And 2 down. Chelsea, Juventus and Leicester City manager (7,7) |
| POLLARD | South Africa and Leicester Tigers fly-half who kicked 22 points in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final against England (6,7) |
| ERIKSSON | Manchester City, Mexico and Leicester City manager (8) |
| MILNE | Gordon ..... , Wigan Athletic, Coventry City and Leicester City manager (5) |
| HUTH | Robert, central defender who played for Chelsea and Leicester City (4) |
| ONO | Shinji ..., 1998-2008 Japan and 2001-05 Feyenoord midfielder (3) |
| EUELL | Jason ?, London-born former Jamaica, Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic attacking footballer |
| CENTREFORWARD | Attacking footballer (6,7) |
| FORWARDALLOWANCE | A lead consideration for shooters is an attacking footballer with spending money (7,9) |
| DANIELAMARTEY | Ghana and Leicester midfielder/defender (6,7) |
| IBORRA | Vicente ...... , Villarreal and former Levante, Sevilla and Leicester midfielder (6) |
