| OMAHONY | Which Ireland player was sent off in the team's first Six Nations match of the year? (7) |
| ZIDANE | Who was sent off in the 2006 Fifa World Cup final? (6) |
| TOMCURRY | Sale Sharks flanker who suffered a hamstring injury during a Six Nations match against Ireland (3,5) |
| SECONDINNINGS | What may follow the team's first outing? (6,7) |
| ALIDIAB | This defender has played for the Syrian national team since 2004 and currently plays for Al Wahda in the team's number 2 jersey. (full name: 3,4) |
| ALDRIDGE | Which Ireland player had a famous touchline row with an official at the 1994 World Cup? (8) |
| LONG | Which Ireland player moved from West Brom to Hull City in January? (4) |
| CLARK | Which Ireland player scored an own goal at Euro 2016? (5) |
| EXTRAPOINTS | Cowboys' kicker Brett Maher missed four of these in the team's Jan. 16 game, a new NFL record |
| SIDESTEPS | Dodges cats, perhaps, back in the teams (9) |
| OWNGOAL | A man from Newham got into a long argument with a second footballer in the second half, and he was sent off -something that gave an advantage to the other side (3,4) |
| OREILLY | Tony, Ireland player inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 1997 (1'6) |
| MINSTER | I sent off, in the keeping of Mr Church (7) |
| MCCLEAN | Which Ireland international caused some controversy in England with his refusal to wear a poppy? (7) |
| MARRONE | Adelaide Utd back sent off in the 2017 FFA Cup Final, Michael ... (7) |
| RATECAP | To highly regard a national player was to impose a limit in the old days (4-3) |
| FERRERO | Juan Carlos, Spanish tennis coach who as a player was World No. 1 in 2003 (7) |
| PICKLED | Chosen player was foremost in Brahms and Liszt (7) |
| BEYONCE | First artist whose first six albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 |
| ARSENAL | Football team first of all learns moves (7) |
