| SKERNE | Tees tributary at Darlington (6) |
| OKA | Volga tributary at Gorki |
| OWERS | Phil ..... , 1975-76 Gillingham goalkeeper between spells at Darlington (5) |
| HJORTH | Jesper ___, Darlington striker from 1999-2001 (6) |
| CRAGGS | John ...... , former Darlington, Newcastle and Middlesbrough defender (6) |
| GOLDEN | Locality near Newtown and Darlington (6,5) |
| EDWARD | _ _ _ _ _ _ Pease - promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (6) |
| PENNEY | Dave ...... , 2006-09 Darlington boss (6) |
| ASANTE | Akwasi, 2020-23 Chesterfield and 2023-24 Darlington striker (6) |
| CARNEY | Steve ___, 1979-1985 Newcastle and 1985-1986 Darlington defender (6) |
| ESTATE | Darlington Hall, in "The Remains of the Day" |
| DERWENT | Name of Stockton & Darlington 0-6-0 No.25 preserved at the NRM (7) |
| SWINDLE | Scoundrel (Darlington resident to trick) (7) |
| SADLY | I'm afraid to go around Darlington (5) |
| RICHMOND | Town south-west of Darlington (8) |
| GARYBENNETT | 2000-01 Darlington manager (4,7) |
| LENINGRAD | European in bustling Darlington withdrawing to old city (9) |
| LOL | ... Morgan, Darlington and Norwich City manager (3) |
| CHEDDAR | Searched Darlington, ignoring outskirts, for cheese (7) |
| MATTYCORNISH | Darlington and 2022-2023 Blyth Spartans midfielder (5,7) |
