| BLACKCATS | The, Sunderland nickname (5,4) |
| MANGANESE | An element manages to be troublesome around the Sunderland area (9) |
| UNDER | Is lower down the leagues, like those in the Sunderland squad (5) |
| KERR | Bobby .... , captain of the Sunderland team that won the 1973 FA Cup Final against Leeds United (4) |
| NEPAL | Country friend from the Sunderland area? |
| NEED | Want someone to oversee the Sunderland Echo? |
| UNDERWEAR | On the map Sunderland is pants (9) |
| SLUSHFUND | Drunk larks in outskirts of Sunderland, the capital for corruption! (5,4) |
| JIMBAXTER | Star of Rangers in the 1960s who then moved on to Sunderland and Nottingham Forest (3,6) |
| ROKERPARK | Home of Sunderland AFC from 1897 to 1997 |
| WEARSIDER | Person from Sunderland |
| BOBSTOKOE | 1972-76 Sunderland boss (3,6) |
| BRACEWELL | Paul ..... Stoke. Everton and Sunderland midfielder (9) |
| SHARPENER | More perceptive about Sunderland stationery item (9) |
| LUKEONIEN | Sunderland and 2015-18 Wycombe midfielder (4,5) |
| JULIOARCA | 2000-06 Sunderland and 2006-13 Middlesbrough midfielder (5,4) |
| CGRISRIGG | Sunderland midfielder; England 2024 European U-17 Championship player (5,4) |
| ALLARDYCE | Newcastle United, West Ham United, Sunderland and Everton manager (9) |
| DAMENDOYE | 2010-15 Senegal forward who spent time on loan from Trabzonspor to Sunderland in 2015-16 (4,5) |
| PARKINSON | 1988-92 Bury and 1992-2003 Reading midfielder; Wrexham, 2008-11 Charlton Athletic, 2011-16 Bradford City, 2016-19 Bolton Wanderers and 2019-20 Sunderland boss (4,9) |
