| BRENNER | 23 and 32 Form of press banner linking Austria with Italy |
| BRENNERPASS | Form of press banner linking Austria with Italy |
| PASS | Form of press banner linking Austria with Italy (7,4) |
| WIDE | With 64-Across, like a town lacking restrictions ... and a hint to 17-, 23- and 32-Across |
| LIGGE | For example, dosh mostly backing early form of press |
| ACROSS | Traversing Austria with symbol of religious faith (6) |
| TERRIFIC | Huge blunder, with Italy and France consumed by evidence of tension (8) |
| GOBI | Leave before beginning of battle with Italy and desert (4) |
| CENTRALEUROPEAN | Encounter Pearl travelling around Austria with someone from Hungary perhaps (7,8) |
| BRUTALITY | Savagery of British game that's ending with Italy beaten (9) |
| ALPESMARITIMES | Department of SE France near the border with Italy; capital, Nice (5-9) |
| AXIS | Coalition led by Germany, with Italy and Japan, in WWII (4) |
| NIGHT | ... LesBleus had a sleepless one ahead of their RWC 2015 match with Italy due to a noisy wedding party (5) |
| ERNIE | 1977-85 Holland defender; 1978 World Cup goal and own- goal scorer in the game with Italy (5,7) |
| BRANDTS | 1977-85 Holland defender; 1978 World Cup goal and own- goal scorer in the game with Italy (5,7) |
| EUROPEANUNION | Federation with Italy, France and Sweden |
| RIMINI | Border with Italy shelters popular Adriatic resort (6) |
| RAILWAYSTATION | War with Italy ain't so bad? Stop! |
| MILITIA | Soldiers unaccounted for after battle with Italy struck during... (7) |
| INITIALLY | To start off with, Italy achieves one-nil result (9) |
