| ENTHRONED | Sitting third in Preston North End line-up (9) |
| ATCLOSERANGE | At the end, line up near to the target (2,5,5) |
| LAWRENSON | Mark ........., Preston North End, Liverpool and Republic of Ireland defender (9) |
| LILYWHITE | Preston North End fan (9) |
| STUCKMANN | Thorsten, 2011-15 Preston North End, 2015-16 Doncaster Rovers and 2016-17 Partick Thistle goalkeeper (9) |
| TOMFINNEY | Knighted famous Preston North End and England forward (3,6) |
| CARLONASH | English goalkeeper whose clubs have included Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Preston North End |
| NOGAN | Kurt ..... , Preston North End striker signed from Burnley in 1997 (5) |
| VAGARY | Unexpected change in Vijayawada-Gulbarga end to end line (6) |
| PRESTO | Preston North End exited rapidly (6) |
| NASH | Carlo ...., Manchester City and Preston North End goalkeeper (4) |
| DEEPDALE | Home ground of Preston North End (8) |
| SIDE | West Ham rather than Preston North End? |
| KIDD | Brian ...., England striker who has managed Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers (4) |
| IRVINE | Alan ......, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion manager (6) |
| GOULD | Jonathan ....., Celtic, Preston North End and Scotland goalkeeper (5) |
| HAM | Bobby ..., former Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City and Preston North End forward (3) |
| CARLO | 2001-03 Manchester City and 2005-07 Preston North End goalkeeper (5) |
| LODGE | Paul ....., 1979-83 Everton and 1983- 84 Preston North End midfielder (5) |
| NEIL | Alex .... , 2017-21 Preston North End manager (4) |
