| KYLE | ___ Walker, English defender for Manchester City FC (4) |
| DISTIN | Sylvain, French ex-central defender for Manchester City and Everton (6) |
| TRENT | ____ Alexander-Arnold, English defender for Liverpool FC born in 1998 (5) |
| NICOLA | -Walker. English actress who portrayed CI Cassie Stuart in crime drama series Unforgotten (6) |
| SANE | Leroy, German winger who played for Manchester City FC 2016-2020 (4) |
| AXEL | _ Tuanzebe, footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United (4) |
| DOKU | Jeremy, Belgian winger who joined Manchester City FC in 2023 (4) |
| FODEN | Phil, English midfielder for Manchester City FC nicknamed The Stockport Iniesta (5) |
| BACK | Ring the defender for a second interview ... (4,4) |
| CALL | Ring the defender for a second interview ... (4,4) |
| BERG | Henning, ex-defender for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United (4) |
| BERT | German footballer who played in goal for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964 (4,9) |
| BOBB | Oscar ___, Norwegian midfielder or winger born in 2003 who plays for Manchester City (4) |
| RIGA | Kit - second for Manchester City |
| LSAT | Exam for a future public defender, for short |
| AGUERO | Sergio, striker who scored the late title-winning goal for Manchester City FC in 2012 (6) |
| SPCA | Spot's defender, for short |
| ACLU | First Amendment defender, for short |
| MCGRATH | English comedian, Rory -; former Irish defender for Manchester Utd, Paul - (7) |
| SMALLING | Chris, former central defender for Manchester United FC who joined Roma in 2020 (8) |
