| ILLEGITIMATE | Wrong, say, very familiar but having no name? |
| MADHATTER | Familiar (but strictly erroneous) name of a Lewis Carroll character |
| CHILDLESS | Wrong about daughter in game, but having no issue |
| VINE | Sheep-like but having no love for this plant (4) |
| NOTED | Famous, but having no time to meet journalist (5) |
| CLUELESS | but having no idea how I started this puzzle! |
| STICKINGATNOTHING | Being unscrupulous, but having no staying power (8,2,7) |
| LISTLESS | Composed but having no desire to be? (8) |
| CONTACT | Touch legal document, but having no right (7) |
| EDIBLE | Believable, but having no credit, capable of being taken in (6) |
| ACUTE | Quick-witted but having no afterthought about teacups (5) |
| NOTABLE | Eminent, but having no power, it seems (7) |
| ANON | Here answer's having no name (4) |
| MAKESHIFT | Model thinks, having no name, fame temporary |
| GODDESS | Peculiarity, having no name attached to grand idol |
| UNTITLED | A French singer came first, having no name (8) |
| NAMELESS | Having no name (8) |
| ANONYMOUS | Having no name (9) |
| ERRS | Pronounces a name wrong, say |
| SELFTAUGHT | Having learnt without formal instruction one's legally wrong, say (4-6) |
