| CANELO | Mexican boxing champion Santos Alvarez's nickname, from his red hair (6) |
| POTSIE | "Happy Days" character who got his nickname from his childhood affinity for crafting with clay |
| GIGI | Madame Alvarez's granddaughter |
| THEROCK | Dwayne Johnson's nickname from his wrestling days (3,4) |
| BUMPPO | Whom Alda got his "M*A*S*H" nickname from |
| APPEAL | Antoine Dupont had a four-match ban halved after lodging an - - - following his red card against South Africa (6) |
| MORRIS | Craftsman who collaborated on his "Red House" with friend Philip Webb and whose daughter, May, co-founded the exhibition society that inspired the name of the Arts and Crafts Movement (6) |
| KERMIE | Affectionate nickname from Miss Piggy |
| NEYMAR | Brazil striker signed by Barcelona from Santos (6) |
| DENNIS | Australian cyclist; 2015 Santos Tour Down Under winner (5,6) |
| FIASCO | Stage name of American rapper Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, whose biggest hit was Superstar, featurin Matthew Santos, in 2008 (4,6) |
| BROWN | Architect and gardener who derived his nickname from the way he would speak of the "capabilities" of his clients' landscapes (5) |
| REESE | 1940's-50's All-Star who got his nickname from a kind of marble |
| PEEWEEREESE | Hall of Famer who got his nickname from playing marbles well |
| DICEK | Strikeout-appropriate Red Sox nickname from 2007 to 2012 |
| MUDDYWATERS | Bluesman who got his nickname from having played in a creek as a child |
| THRENODIES | Note: his red mobile produces gloomy tunes (10) |
| SHARPPRACTICE | Pottery made fast for his red collection (13) |
| STAFFORDSHIRE | Pottery made fast for his red collection (13) |
| MOGAMBO | Clark Gable film that was a remake of his "Red Dust" |
