| JINXED | Unlucky former Northern Ireland radio presenter hosts retrospective |
| ELDER | Alex ..... , former Northern Ireland, Stoke and Burnley defender (5) |
| NEILL | Terry ___, former Northern Ireland footballer who managed Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal |
| ONEILL | Michael .'....., former Northern Ireland manager now boss of Stoke City (1'5) |
| SAMMY | . ..... Nelson, former Northern Ireland and Arsenal left-back (5) |
| CARROLL | Roy ....... , former Northern Ireland and Wigan goalkeeper (7) |
| LAVERY | Caolan ...... , Sheffield United forward; a former Northern Ireland and Canada youth player (6) |
| BEST | Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United player who died in 2005 (6,4) |
| CUMBERLAND | Former Northern county ... (10) |
| WESTMORLAND | Former northern county (11) |
| CURIOUS | Questioning former Northern Irish police's mounting debts (7) |
| SOVIETUNION | Former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22-1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean. (6,5) |
| GEORGE | And 16 Down. Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United player who died in 2005 (6,4) |
| GLORIA | TV and radio presenter born in Northern Ireland, _ Hunniford (6) |
| HUNNIFORD | TV and radio presenter born in Northern Ireland (6,9) |
| ADJACENT | Touching article on radio presenter - a change from US hosts |
| DAVECASH | Radio presenter who was at Capital Radio for 21 years (4,4) |
| BALL | Radio presenter and former host of Live & Kicking, Zoe ---- (4) |
| CALL | On radio, female radio presenter gets to shout (4) |
| BAWL | On radio, female radio presenter gets to shout (4) |
