| TIGHTEND | Position in American football (5,3) |
| HALFBACK | Defensive position in American Football (4-4) |
| TIGHT | _ end, an offensive position in American football (5) |
| END | Offensive position in American football (3) |
| LINEOFSCRIMMAGE | Position in American football film ___ cinema-goers excited (4,2,9) |
| RECEIVER | In American football, a player on the offensive team who specialises in catching long passes (8) |
| REDSKINS | Washington ........, in American football, former name of Washington Football Team (8) |
| GRIDIRON | (Field in) American football (8) |
| HAILMARY | Long toss in American football |
| PITCHOUT | Lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage in American football, especially from the quarterback to a running back (8) |
| SHORTSTOP | Curt gets second best position in American sport (9) |
| TOUCHDOWN | Six-point score in American football made by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone |
| SUPERBOWL | The main championship game in American football, held annually in January (5,4) |
| SHUTOUT | In American football, a win in which the defeated team has no score (7) |
| SAFETY | In American football, either of two players who defend the area furthest back in the field (6) |
| ONE | Impossible score in American football |
| TEE | Ball support on the ground in American football |
| QUARTERBACK | Playmaker in American football (11) |
| GROUNDGAME | Running plays, in American football parlance |
| LINEBACKER | Defensive player in American football (10) |
