| DURAN | Boxer Roberto with the nickname Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone) |
| DONJUAN | Protagonist of the 17th-century Spanish play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra ("The Seducer of Seville and the Stone Guest"), attributed to Tirso de Molina (3,4) |
| ROOTBEER | Roberto, with the Egyptian leader cooked up a drink (4,4) |
| LAFAYETTE | Revolutionary War general with the nickname "The Hero of the Two Worlds" |
| NEVERONSUNDAY | Which song by Manos Hadjidakis, from a film of the same name, won the 1960 Best Song Oscar? (5,2,6) |
| ROBERTODURAN | Panamanian world champion boxer nicknamed 'Hands of Stone' (7,5) |
| ROBERTO | Mr. Duran, boxer nicknamed 'Hands of Stone' (7) |
| STLO | French city with the nickname "Capital of the Ruins" |
| RICKY | --- Hatton, former professional boxer with the nickname The Hitman (5) |
| NAT | Given name of surfer Young or Cole, the crooner with the nickname 'King' |
| BUSTERKEATON | Silent film star with the nickname the Great Stone Face: 2 wds. |
| CARBAJAL | Michael ........ , fighter aka 'Little Hands of Stone'; 1993-94 WBC light flyweight champion (8) |
| CLEMENTE | MLB great Roberto with a namesake award |
| SALSAS | Chancho en piedra and pico de gallo, e. g. |
| HELMSLEY | Businesswoman with the nickname Queen of Mean |
| ELS | South African professional golfer with the nickname The Big Easy, Ernie ... |
| ESPN | Channel with the nickname "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" |
| ILLINOIS | State with the nickname Land of Lincoln |
| LAMP | Lady with the -; nickname of nurse Florence Nightingale (4) |
| WELLER | Musician with the nickname 'The Modfather', Paul - (6) |
