| SOBRIQUET | A nickname |
| MOGGY | A pet form of "Margaret" that is given as a nickname to a cat, a cow, a ginger cake or a scarecrow (5) |
| HAMMER | Tool used in forging; a striker in a clock, piano or dulcimer; or, a nickname of Edward Longshanks (6) |
| SPRIG | Stem of a plant such as parsley; or, a nickname of a house sparrow (5) |
| BONES | Dice or dominoes; bobbins for lace-making; osseous structures collectively forming a skeleton; or, a nickname for a doctor or "pill" (5) |
| DUBS | Gives a nickname to. or a nickname for the Warriors |
| SEASWALLOW | A nickname for a tern, owing to its long "martlet"-like tail; the storm petrel; or, a flying fish (3,7) |
| UNCLE | A male relative whose title in question is traditionally given as a nickname to a pawnbroker (5) |
| SCRAPPY | A nickname for a perch (7) |
| MONIKER | A nickname for a person (7) |
| KIWI | Flightless bird that's also a nickname for a person from New Zealand |
| OLDCONTEMPTIBLES | The ____, a nickname for the British Expeditionary Force, based on a description attributed to Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| IRONLADY | A nickname of the prime minister portrayed by Meryl Streep in a film (4,4) |
| LBJ | 1960s presidential initials also used as a nickname for a current Lakers player |
| DUBAI | Give a nickname to A-one emirate (5) |
| DEATHSTAR | Massive sci-fi weapon, or a nickname for A.T. & T.'s logo |
| DOCTOR | Physician who has taken the Hippocratic oath to "do no harm"; informal word for a ship's cook; artificial fly used in salmon fishing; or, a nickname of W. G. Grace (6) |
| SPARKS | Fiery particles occurring when flint is struck with steel, a blacksmith's hammer strikes an anvil or metal is arc welded; or, a nickname for an electrician (6) |
| CAPTAINSLOG | Ship's record is a nickname for a hardworking gov'? (8,3) |
| AKA | Letters between a real name and a nickname |
