| TUCHEL | Who comes next: Conte, Sarri, Lampard, ... (6) |
| JORGINHO | Brazilian-born Italian international footballer who followed Maurizio Sarri from Napoli to Chelsea last year (8) |
| LAZIO | 2025-2026 Serie A club managed by Maurizio Sarri (5) |
| PICNIC | Walk in the park, and what comes next? (6) |
| IQTEST | It might ask "What comes next?" |
| DISOWN | Cast aside, is included in what comes next |
| NEPHEW | Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is this relation to Harry Redknapp (6) |
| CRAYON | Conte (6) |
| PASTEL | Conte-like stick of pigment used in works by Degas to depict ballerinas and tutus; or, a pale or delicate colour such as baby blue, duck egg, rose or peach (6) |
| STUMPS | Tortillons used for softening hard edges or blending tones in works of art created with chalk, charcoal, Conte crayon, pastel or pencil; or, the end of a day's play in cricket (6) |
| ACTONE | Tip from Antonio Conte about start of play (3,3) |
| ENSUES | Comes next |
| DISINTEGRATION | Breaking down is confusing what comes next ... |
| CRESCENT | Acre's centre contains an example of what comes next |
| CURLING | What comes next when learner enters game |
| RUTH | Judges having reached conclusion, what comes next? Old-fashioned pity (4) |
| LENT | Sufficient number barely realising what follows what comes next? (4) |
| SUCCEEDS | Comes next in order to suck seeds, I hear (8) |
| THRIVED | Did well sorting out what comes next, having time for son |
| HILARYENSUES | Actress Swank comes next? |
