| AVANTI | Italian word meaning 'forward' or 'ahead' (6) |
| FORRIT | Scottish word for 'forward' or 'forwards' (6) |
| BARMBY | Nick ..._, Spurs. Hull City. and England forward or midfielder (6) |
| KEWELL | Liverpool, Leeds United and Australia forward or midfielder (6) |
| LOUNGE | Having caught the ball, plunge forward or do nothing (6) |
| CARROT | Inducement to move forward or back into a two wheeler (6) |
| EDUXIT | She drew out, led forward, or brought up |
| PULLUP | Come to a halt going forwards or reversing (4, 2) |
| GRAFFITI | This word is derived from the Italian word meaning "scratch" or "incised inscriptions." English uses the Italian plural, but everyday usage typically turns it into a singular noun. The markings this w |
| MACARONI | This word is borrowed from a regional Tuscan Italian word meaning "tubular pasta" (with an earlier meaning of "stuffed pasta of various shapes"). It may have deeper roots in Greek. In the 18th century |
| ALFRESCO | Italian word meaning "in the cool air" used to describe lunch or supper eaten outdoors (8) |
| PRIMAVERA | Italian word meaning "spring" used to describe a dish of pasta or arborio rice with seasonal vegetables such as peas, broad beans and asparagus (9) |
| TOMBOLA | This (chiefly British) word is borrowed from an Neapolitan Italian word meaning "game resembling bingo played with cards bearing rows of numbers." Its first known use in English is 1835. |
| ASSAI | Italian word meaning very used in musical direction (5) |
| TEMPO | Italian word meaning "time" used in music terminology (5) |
| BENE | Italian word meaning good (4) |
| CURTO | Italian word meaning "short", applied to coffee (5) |
| LEAD | Show the way by going with or ahead (4) |
| ONWARDS | Coming from behind, some team's drawn or ahead (7) |
| ADVANCED | Forwardlooking or ahead (8) |