| AUGUSTAN | A superior blast associated with a name such as Pope or Swift (8) |
| RUFFE | Perch relative, also known as pope or Tommy _ (5) |
| EPITHET | Descriptive addition to a name, such as "the Great" |
| TERM | A name such as Hilary? (4) |
| BINOMIAL | In Linnaean nomenclature, a word for a two-part taxonomic Latin name, such as Erithacus rubecula (8) |
| CARPETED | Perhaps setter with short name such as Rover, initially reprimanded (8) |
| CONCLAVE | From the Latin for "lockable room" or "with key", a private room originally, later a body of cardinals; the chamber where they meet to elect a new pope; or, any secret assembly (8) |
| TAUTONYM | Binomial name, such as Martes martes, Puffinus puffinus, Rattus rattus or Vulpes vulpes, in which generic and specific epithets are the same (8) |
| VARIETAL | Wine using its principal grape's name, such as merlot (8) |
| BENEDICT | ___ XVI, German-born prelate who succeeded John Paul II as Pope in 2005 (8) |
| SATIRIST | Voltaire, Rabelais, or Swift |
| GEMMA | Girl's name such as Beryl, associated with old woman |
| MONONYM | Term for a stage name such as Adele, Sting, or Rihanna |
| SCUD | Word, from the name of a leporid's short tail, reflecting the sense "run like a rabbit, race like a hare", for a driving cloud, gust of wind, sudden shower, missile, slap or swift-footed sprinter; or, |
| SCOTT | Boy's name, such as Walter or Peter (5) |
| NICKNAMES | Humorous, affectionate or offensive (depending on your perspective) invented names such as The Old Dart or Down Under |
| APTONYM | Especially appropriate name, such as professional poker player Chris Moneymaker's surname |
| PAPAL | Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Ap |
| FLEET | Dialect for a run of water; a word meaning nimble or swift; a naval force; or, ships collectively (5) |
| ANONYM | Soon switched my name, such as Brendan (6) |
