| HEUNGMIN | South Korea and Spurs captain, Son ... (5-3) |
| BOSSYBOOTS | Self-styled captain's son kicks about vessel |
| KIMMINJAE | South Korea and Bayern Munich defender (3, 3-3) |
| MINJAE | South Korea and Napoli defender (3-3) |
| GUSPOYET | Uruguayan midfielder born in 1967 who played for Chelsea and Spurs (3,5) |
| MAGNOLIA | This tree is the floral emblem of the nation of North Korea and the state flower of both Louisiana and Mississippi |
| EASTASIA | Where Korea and Japan are |
| KIM | South Korea and Napoli defender (3) |
| EOMJISUNG | South Korea and Swansea forward (3,2-4) |
| ROBINSON | Paul, football pundit and ex-goalkeeper whose clubs included Leeds United and Spurs (8) |
| CUDICINI | Carlo, Italian former goalkeeper for Chelsea and Spurs FC (8) |
| ADEBAYOR | Emmanuel ........ , Istanbul Basaksehir striker previously with Arsenal and Spurs (8) |
| ANDERTON | Darren ........ , former England and Spurs midfielder (8) |
| WJSN | Also known as Cosmic Girls, this 13-member girl group formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment has members from South Korea and China |
| SEOUL | Capital of the Republic of South Korea and the site of the 1988 summer Olympic Games (5) |
| KIMDOHEON | 2003-12 South Korea and 2008-09 West Brom midfielder (3,2,4) |
| ATO | With Kaz and Nik, one of the three Spheriks, mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan |
| KPOPS | Movie in which Anderson .Paak's character moves to South Korea and meets his long-lost son |
| ASIA | East ___ (region that includes Japan South Korea and China) |
| PARK | Ji-Sung, former South Korea and Man United midfielder (4) |