| BRIGHTONANDHOVE | ___ Albion, football team who were FA Cup runners-up in 1983 (8,3,4) |
| BURTON | ____ Albion, football team who play at the Pirelli Stadium (6) |
| MILLWALL | FA Cup runners-up in 2004 (8) |
| BRIGHT | Mark, FA Cup runner-up in 1990 with Crystal Palace (6) |
| CASE | Jimmy, an FA Cup runner-up with Liverpool and Brighton |
| HOVE | Brighton & .... Albion, Football League One side (4) |
| KANSAS | ____ City Chiefs, U.S. football team who were runners-up in the 2021 Super Bowl (6) |
| NEWCASTLEUNITED | Football team who won the EFL Cup earlier this month (9,6) |
| ASTON | --- Villa, football team who were First Division champions in the 1980-81 season (5) |
| BLACKBURNROVERS | Football team who play their home matches at Ewood Park (9,6) |
| STEELERS | Pittsburgh American Football team who were the 1979 Superbowl champions (8) |
| HUNGARY | 1938 and 1954 football World Cup runners- up (7) |
| INFANTRY | D9017, cut up in 1983 but available in model form (6,5,8) |
| LIGHT | D9017, cut up in 1983 but available in model form (6,5,8) |
| DURHAM | D9017, cut up in 1983 but available in model form (6,5,8) |
| REPECHAGE | In rowing, a race where runners-up in heats compete for a place in the final (9) |
| NEWYORKKNICKS | US basketball team who were the NBA champions in 1970 and 1973 (3,4,6) |
| INDIA | 2003 World Cup runners-up |
| ARG | 2014 World Cup runners-up: Abbr. |
| CROATIA | 2018 World Cup runners-up |
