| GASCOIGNE | Retired footballer nicknamed Gazza, Paul _ (9) |
| NEGLIGENT | Thoughtless Gazza initially left one German with space in goal (9) |
| FERDINAND | A director of Queens Park Rangers, retired footballer and TV pundit, Les _ (9) |
| LOFTHOUSE | Nat ___, English footballer, nicknamed The Lion of Vienna |
| TEDMCMINN | Scottish footballer nicknamed 'The Tin Man' whose clubs included Rangers, Sevilla, Derby County and Birmingham City |
| INCE | Paul, footballer nicknamed 'The Guv'nor' (4) |
| PAUL | _ Gascoigne, ex-footballer aka "Gazza" (4) |
| SHERYL | First name of Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne's ex-wife (6) |
| RUICOSTA | Portuguese footballer nicknamed "The Maestro" (3,5) |
| RONALDO | Brazilian professional footballer nicknamed The Phenomenon |
| PEARCE | Ex-England footballer nicknamed Psycho (6) |
| PIRLO | Andrea, Italian ex-footballer nicknamed The Architect (5) |
| STANLEYMATTHEWS | Knighted English footballer nicknamed The Wizard of the Dribble (7,8) |
| ROBSON | Bryan, ex-Manchester United and England footballer nicknamed Captain Marvel (6) |
| DIEGOMARADONA | Footballer nicknamed El Pibe de Oro (The Golden Boy) |
| LAW | Scots footballer nicknamed The King, Denis - (3) |
| RUDDOCK | Neil_, ex-footballer nicknamed Razor (7) |
| GEORGEGRAHAM | Former national-team footballer nicknamed 'Stroller' (6,6) |
| BOA | Luis ___ Morte, former footballer nicknamed "dead snake" (3) |
| NADAL | Miguel Angel ..... , former Spain footballer nicknamed the 'Beast of Barcelona' (5) |
