| DAVIDVILLA | The Spaniard who will head Odisha FC'S global football operations. (5,5) |
| ANDUJAR | The Spaniard who spoiled Roger Federer's comeback match recently. (7) |
| OXLEY | Ohio Rep. Mike, who will head the House Banking Committee |
| KALINGA | ... Stadium, Odisha FC'S home. (7) |
| BALBOA | Spaniard who in 1513 became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific (6) |
| REBUS | Kind of puzzle in which "🌎 + 🥤" is the clue instead of "global football tournament" |
| DUCK | The Nova Scotia retriever will head down to avoid ringing bells (4,7) |
| TOLLING | The Nova Scotia retriever will head down to avoid ringing bells (4,7) |
| BANDERAS | Spaniard who lends his voice to the Shrek films, Antonio _ (8) |
| NADAL | Spaniard who has won the French Open tennis singles twelve times (5) |
| NICOTEROL | Spaniard who won the last-ever 125cc twostroke road race World Championship. (4,5) |
| WENGER | Arsene, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development since 2019 (6) |
| ARSENE | ...... Wenger, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development (6) |
| PURI | Port in Odisha, India on the Bay of Bengal housing the Jagannath Temple (4) |
| WARIORS | What is the team's name from Odisha in the Hockey India League? (7) |
| PRIMATE | Monkey will head across the border |
| ILLNESS | Complaint the compiler will head (7) |
| PROBATE | Official will head to capture pirate (7) |
| AVOCADO | Fruit will head off disaster and trouble |
| ESTATE | With Will, head off in large car |
