| CAPED | Batman nickname: "The - Crusader" |
| CLAN | Makers of the Crusader in the 1970s (4) |
| EDESSA | One of the Crusader |
| SARACEN | Ena is into cars but can't stand the Crusader! (7) |
| REDDEAN | Anglican Christian Marxist, the Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson, whose sympathy with the USSR led to his nickname 'the ... of Canterbury' (3,4) |
| UTAH | It has the unofficial nickname "the Mormon State" |
| FAB | The Beatles' nickname, The --- Four (3) |
| WELLER | Musician with the nickname 'The Modfather', Paul - (6) |
| RICKY | --- Hatton, former professional boxer with the nickname The Hitman (5) |
| UTICA | New York city with the supposed nickname "the city that God forgot" |
| IVORY | Coast, country whose national football team has the nickname 'The Elephants' (5) |
| ESPN | Channel with the nickname "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" |
| STANMUSIAL | President Obama gave this 90-year-old slugger the Medal in 2011, calling him by his nickname "the Man" |
| LANAI | Sixth largest of the Hawaiian Islands; nickname the Pineapple Isle (5) |
| BUSTERKEATON | Silent film star with the nickname the Great Stone Face: 2 wds. |
| BRYANT | Kobe _, late US basketball player who adopted the nickname the Black Mamba (6) |
| HEATHERREID | Meteorologist on BBC Scotland who gained the nickname 'The Weather' (7,4) |
| VLAD | Which cruel 15th Century prince had the nickname "the Impaler"? (4) |
| SOLTI | Which Hungarian-born conductor earned the nickname "The Screaming Skull" because of his rehearsal technique and balding head? (5) |
| ROCK | Ballers star Dwayne Johnson's nickname, The ___ (4) |
