GIANT CROSSWORD WIN £25
Send your answers, name and address to: Giant Crossword, PO Box 12579, Sutton Coldfield, B73 9BU. Entries must arrive by first post Friday. The first correct one drawn will receive a prize of £25. Last week’s winner was Terry Kirby of Leicester.
ACROSS
1. Manolo .......... , Italy and Southampton forward who scored twice in this year’s League Cup Final (10) 5. Kenny ...... , Crystal Palace defender; 1979 England debutant (6) 9. Belgium and Fulham defender (5,4) 10. Tommy ..... , 1990s Republic of Ireland and Motherwell striker (5) 11. Germany and Real Madrid midfielder (4,5) 13. Claudio ..... , Paraguay defender; 2010 World Cup ever-present (5) 14. Pep ......... , Manchester City boss appointed in 2016 (9) 18. Alan ....... , 1972-76 Bristol Rovers striker who retired in 1982 (7) 19. Jason ..... , former Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon and Jamaica forward (5) 21. Tommy ..... , England Under-21 defender signed by Arsenal from Manchester City in 1983 (5) 22. Andy ....... , Newcastle defender; 1999 FA Cup Final runner-up (7) 25. David ..., former Celtic, Chelsea and Scotland midfielder (3) 26. Arturo ..... , Chile and Bayern Munich midfielder (5) 27. Jesper ...... , Darlington striker from 1999-2001 (6) 29. Sunday ...... , Nigeria midfielder; Borussia Dortmund 2002 UEFA Cup Final unused substitute (6) 33. Floyd ..... , Togo and Fulham attacker (5) 34 and 44 Down. Aston Villa defender; 1996 England debutant (3,6) 35. Graham ....... , Newport boss appointed in 2016 (7) 36. Mark ..... , West Ham and former England Under-21 midfielder (5) 37. Brazil and Atletico Mineiro midfielder whose former clubs include Atletico Madrid (5) 39. Atletico Mineiro forward awarded his 100th cap for Brazil against Colombia in 2017 (7) 40. 2007-10 Sheffield Wednesday forward who last played for Macclesfield on loan from Tranmere in 2014 (4,5) 43. Christian ..... , former Italy striker; 2002-03 Serie A top scorer for Inter Milan (5) 46. Name by which the Etihad or City of Manchester Stadium is also known (9) 49. The ..... , Barnsley FC nickname (5) 50. Croatia defender who replaced Zvonimir Boban in the 1998 World Cup third-place match (4,5) 51. Iffy ...... , 2005-06 Swindon boss (6) 52. Bermuda forward signed by Huddersfield from Bradford City in 2014 (5,5)
DOWN
1. Paul ......... , former England, Newcastle, Spurs, Rangers and Lazio midfielder (9) 2. Muzzy ..... , Turkey 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-finalist (5) 3. Paolo .. ..... , Sunderland boss from March-September, 2013 (2,5) 4. Jabo ...... , Carlisle forward formerly at Colchester (6) 5. Enzo ..... , Belgium 1986-98 World Cup midfielder (5) 6. David ...... , Manchester United utility player; 1967 England debutant (6) 7. Raul ........ , Portugal midfielder signed by Chelsea from Liverpool in 2011 (8) 8. Matej ..... , Czech Republic and Derby forward (5) 12. Alexey ....... , former Russia and Chelsea midfielder; recently named as the Russian FA’s new anti-racism inspector (7) 15. Angelo .. ..... , Italy 1998 and 2002 World Cup midfielder (2,5) 16. David ...... , Crewe boss appointed in January (6) 17. Score by a player for the opponents (3,4) 20. Wales midfielder now on loan from Cardiff to Ipswich (4,4) 23. Sofiane ........ , Algeria and West Ham midfielder (8) 24. Alex ...... , Ghana midfielder at Everton from 2000-04 (6) 25. Andy ...... , 1992-93 Cowdenbeath boss (6) 28. Tommy ....... , Southampton defender; 1954 Republic of Ireland debutant (7) 30. Gary ....... , scorer of Brighton’s 1983 FA Cup Final equaliser (7) 31. 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champions (6) 32. Bobby ....... , Dundee defender; 1980 Scottish League Cup Final runner-up (7) 38. Watford defender signed from Leicester in 1978 (5,4) 39. Roberto ........ , Brazil 1970 World Cup semi-finals scorer (8) 41. Adrian ....... , Gillingham boss appointed in January (7) 42. Ted ..... , Arsenal 1936 FA Cup Final-winning scorer (5) 44. See 34 Across. 45. Ian .. .... , 1974-77 Portsmouth boss (2,4) 47. Clarence ..... , Chile midfielder at Newcastle from 2000-03 (5) 48. Ray ..... , Derby player who scored a record-equalling 37 league goals in 1956-57 (5)