| CELAR | Slovenia, QPR and 2021-24 Lugano forward (3,5) |
| ZAN | Slovenia, QPR and 2021-24 Lugano forward (3, 5) |
| FREY | Michael .... , QPR and 2021-24 Royal Antwerp forward (4) |
| TODDKANE | 2019-21 QPR and 2021-23 Coventry City defender (4,4) |
| VANGELIS | Greece, Benfica and 2021-24 AZ forward (8,8) |
| PAVLIDIS | Greece, Benfica and 2021-24 AZ forward (8,8) |
| BENRAHMA | Said ........, Algeria, Lyon and 2021-24 West Ham Unitnd winger (8) |
| CARRERAS | Mateo ......... Argentina, Bayonne and 2021-24 Newcastle falcons wing (8) |
| ANDERSEN | Joachim ........ , Denmark, Fulham and 2021-24 Crystal Palace defender (8) |
| EMILIANO | Norwich City, 2018-21 Brentford and 2021-24 Bournemouth midfielder (8,9) |
| SORENSEN | Huddersfield and 2021-24 Lincoln defender (5,8) |
| BAPTISTE | Alex ......., defender whose sides included Bolton Wanderers, QPR and Blackpool (8) |
| AUGUSTUS | South Africa-born Ulster Rugby and 2021-24 Northampton Saints No.8 (8) |
| HOLLOWAY | Ian, football boss whose managed teams include Swindon Town, QPR and Crystal Palace (8) |
| PAULSMYTH | Northern Ireland, QPR and 2021 -23 Leyton Orient attacker (4,5) |
| ALIOSKI | Ezgjan ___, North Macedonia, Lugano and 2017-2021 Leeds midfielder (7) |
| PUNCHINELLO | Buffoon having drink in outskirts of Lugano, say |
| LOCHLOMOND | Lake Lugano borders Switzerland, extremely limpid, capturing shimmering moon (4,6) |
| CORONA | Reflected in Lugano: rococo architectural feature (6) |
| REKIK | Omar, Tunisia and 2021-24 Arsenal defender; Wigan and Servette loanee in 2023-24 (5) |
