| BENWHITE | The Brighton centre-back who has been signed by Arsenal. (3,5) |
| STEVEBRUCE | Former Manchester United centre back who has been manager of Aston Villa since October 2016 |
| SHERYLSWOOPES | Openly gay basketballer who was the first woman to be signed by the WNBA: 2 wds. |
| COLDPEACE | Uneasy relations after a treaty has been signed |
| DONEDEAL | Business arrangement that's been signed: 2 wds. |
| MATTHIJSDELIGT | Dutch centre-back who has joined Manchester United from Bayern Munich (8,2,4) |
| LISANDRO | ____ Martinez, centre-back who joined Manchester United in 2022 (8) |
| CIPRIANI | Danny, English rugby union fly-half and full-back who has played for Wasps and Gloucester (8) |
| WORTHING | West Sussex station opened in 1845 on the Brighton & Chichester Railway (8) |
| MASHNOTE | It might be signed with tic-tac-toe symbols |
| ROSICKY | Tomas, Czech Republic footballer signed by Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in 2006 (7) |
| CATON | Tommy ___, England Under-21 defender signed by Arsenal from Manchester City in 1983 (5) |
| SANTICAZORLA | Spain midfielder signed by Arsenal from Malaga (5,7) |
| LUIZ | David, former Brazil defender signed by Arsenal from Chelsea in 2019 (4) |
| GROVES | Perry ...... , winger signed by Arsenal from Colchester in 1986 (6) |
| CAROLINELUCAS | The Green Party's first MP who has held the Brighton Pavilion seat since 2010 |
| EMIRSPAHIC | Centre back who captained the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 2008 until the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| STIMAC | Croatian centre-back who coaches the Indian national football team. (6) |
| ABBA | Group that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest at the Brighton Dome |
| ADAMS | Micky ..... , former full back who has managed clubs including Sheffield United and Tranmere Rovers (5) |
