| PIAF | Edith aka the Little Sparrow |
| URSA | _ Minor, constellation aka the Little Bear (4) |
| SACHIN | Tendulkar aka The Little Master |
| EDITH | ___ Piaf (French singer called "The Little Sparrow") |
| PILAF | The little sparrow consumes large dish of rice (5) |
| EDITHPIAF | French singer known as the Little Sparrow (5,4) |
| NICKNAMES | Epithets such as Il Duce or The Little Sparrow (9) |
| MEREDITH | Author has dreamy eye movements, taken aback by little sparrow? (8) |
| SPAETZLE | Meaning "little sparrows", a German dish of egg noodle dumplings or pasta, often enjoyed with sauce (8) |
| CHOICE | Word for the act/power of electing, hand-picking, opting or selecting; the thing decided on; or, the best or preferable part, aka the plum (6) |
| REEVE | Clara ___, English novelist of the Gothic school who authored The Champion Of Virtue aka The Old Eng |
| ARIES | Sign of the zodiac aka The Ram (5) |
| LIP | Muhammad Ali, aka "The Louisville _", "The Greatest" (3) |
| ROYAL | The ___ Family aka The Windsors |
| LADY | The ___ Chablis, aka the Grand Empress of Savannah |
| LOGGERHEAD | The ___ shrike, aka the butcherbird |
| FLATLEY | Michael _ aka the Lord Of The Dance (7) |
| CASTORANDPOLLUX | Twins who sailed on the "Argo" (aka the Gemini) |
| INCA | ___ Empire aka the Realm of the Four Parts |
| ALLAH | The Kaaba, aka the House of ___ |
