| THEROCK | US actor still known by this name he used as a professional wrestler (3,4) |
| ITALIAN | Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 was composed in Berlin and first performed in London but it's still known by this name reflecting the influence of Rome and Naples |
| NACHOLIBRE | 2006 Jack Black movie where the title character is a professional wrestler in Mexico |
| AMATEUR | Not a professional wrestler's place to interrupt a European (7) |
| CITADEL | In the Salvation Army a church or place of worship is known by this name |
| REDARMY | The USSR's land forces were officially known by this name until just after WWII (3,4) |
| FOXCONN | Hon Hai Precision Industry is better known globally by this name |
| EVERTON | First football club for whom Wayne Rooney played as a professional (7) |
| GUMTREE | The Australian eucalypt is known by this common name |
| RICARDO | Canadian chef famously known by this his first name |
| ADDICTS | Drug-dependent people became known by this word, first coined in 1909 |
| ELSPETH | Girl's name he spelt wrongly |
| DOHERTY | Man's name - "he do try" anagram? |
| IRIAN | Once known as Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 |
| IRIANJAYA | Once known as Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 (5,4) |
| RECALLS | Remembers names he leaves here first (7) |
| MCMANUS | Mick, professional wrestler born in 1920 dubbed The Dulwich Destroyer (7) |
| NICKY | Twice married to Elizabeth Taylor, he was born Conrad Hilton but he was known by this name - his gra |
| MANMOUNTAINDEAN | Frank Leavitt, wrestler of the early 1900s, better known by this name |
| IGOR | He wasn't in the book, was called Fritz in an early film version but Frankenstein's loyal though stooped assistant can only be known by this name now |