| SPORTING | ___ Lisbon, Portuguese football club that was founded in 1906 (8) |
| REGO | Paula ___, Lisbon-born artist whose works include 1988's The Dance (4) |
| TERESA | ___ Lisbon; role on "The Mentalist" |
| CONGRESS | Library of ____, U.S. national one in Washington D.C. that was founded in 1800 (8) |
| ATHLETIC | Football club that begins and ends with the same letter (8,8) |
| CHARLTON | Football club that begins and ends with the same letter (8,8) |
| GREENMAN | Annual music and arts festival held in Wales that was founded in 2003 (5,3) |
| ALDERHEY | Children's hospital in Liverpool that was founded in 1914 (5,3) |
| CARLISLE | County town of Cumbria with a castle that was founded in 1092 (8) |
| JEDBURGH | Town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders with an abbey that was founded in 1147 |
| ATALANTA | The Bergamo football club that sounds like a Georgia city. (8) |
| MOURINHO | Jose ___ , Portuguese football manager (8) |
| BENFICA | Portuguese football club whose home ground is the Esdio da Luz in Lisbon (7) |
| BRAGA | Portuguese football club playing in Europa League 2015-2020 (5) |
| PORTO | Portuguese football club sometimes called 'The Blue and Whites' (5) |
| ASPEN | Gentlemen of - - - , Denver club that was started by Englishman Steve Sherlock in the 1960s (5) |
| GARY | City in Indiana, US, founded in 1906 on the southern shore of Lake Michigan |
| SALESHARKS | Premiership club that was relegated from the top tier in the inaugural Courage League season, 1987-88 (4,6) |
| FOOTLIGHTS | University of Cambridge dramatic club that was a Python training ground (10) |
| TYTHERINGTON | The club that was the headquarters of the Ladies European Tour (12) |
