| KHAZRI | Wahbi ___ , Tunisia midfielder signed by Sunderland from Bordeaux (6) |
| MEJBRI | Hannibal ___, Tunisia, Burnley and 2021-2024 Manchester United midfielder (6) |
| WEAR | Initial engagement in conflict by Sunderland river (4) |
| ANGELERI | Marcos ........ , Argentina defender who played for Sunderland from 201012 (8) |
| ROY | Eric ..., French footballer who played for Sunderland from 1999-2000 (3) |
| BANNON | Scotland midfielder signed by Dundee United from Chelsea in 1979 (6,6) |
| EAMONN | Scotland midfielder signed by Dundee United from Chelsea in 1979 (6,6) |
| BOUFAL | Sofiane ___ , Morocco midfielder signed by Southampton from Lille in August (6) |
| JUANJO | Spanish midfielder signed by Bradford City from Hearts in 2001 (6) |
| MAUPAY | Neal ___ , France Under-19 midfielder signed by Brentford from St Etienne in July (6) |
| GEREMI | Former Cameroon defender/ midfielder signed by Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2003 (6) |
| SANDRO | Former Brazil midfielder signed by QPR from Spurs in 2014 (6) |
| LIMPAR | Anders ......, Sweden midfielder signed by Everton from Arsenal in 1994 who won the FA Cup for a seconc time in 1994/95 (6) |
| MOUSSA | Franck ...... , former Southend United midfielder signed by Walsall in July (6) |
| ZIYECH | Hakim ...... , Morocco midfielder signed by Chelsea in 2020 (6) |
| NKUNKU | Leipzig midfielder signed by Chelsea in 2023 for 52 million, Christopher (6) |
| CLARET | Old name used by British wine lovers for reds from Bordeaux (6) |
| UNCORK | Free one of those from Bordeaux with organisation in Munster (6) |
| GRAVES | Good parties providing wine from Bordeaux (6) |
| MERLOT | Variety of black wine grape originally from Bordeaux (6) |
