| JULIO | Spanish singer/songwriter and former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| IGLESIAS | Spanish singer/songwriterand former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| PALOMA | ___ Faith, British singer/songwriter and former coach on The Voice UK (6) |
| GROHL | Foo Fighters singer-songwriter and former Nirvana drummer, Dave ___ |
| BARLOW | Take That songwriter and former X Factor mentor, Gary _ (6) |
| CRUZ | Youngest son of David and Victoria Beckham, born in Madrid in 2005. (4) |
| DOMINGO | Surname of the Spanish tenor born in Madrid in 1941 (7) |
| DAVIDGINOLA | French former professional footballer in I'm A Celeb in 2021 (5,6) |
| IKECHIANYA | Scotland and former Derby County midfield footballer born in 1988 |
| DAVIDBECKHAM | Former footballer born in 1975 who is president of Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (5,7) |
| PRADO | Spanish national art museum, established in Madrid in 1819 (5) |
| KAMARA | Chris ___, football analyst and former professional player, born in 1957 (6) |
| SMALLING | Chris ___, England and Manchester United footballer born in 1989 (8) |
| MARADONA | Diego, Argentine footballer born in 1960 whose clubs included Barcelona and Napoli (8) |
| CARNEY | Karen, TV football pundit and ex-England footballer born in 1987 (6) |
| FRANCISLEE | Late footballer born in 1944 who played for Manchester City and Derby County (7,3) |
| HARGREAVES | Owen, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and England footballer born in 1981 (10) |
| EDGAR | ***** Davids, Dutch footballer born in 1973 in Suriname (5) |
| VINNIE | ___ Jones, former professional footballer and Snatch actor (6) |
| BLOODWEDDING | Tragedy by Federico Garcia Lorca first performed in Madrid in March 1933 |
