| THEGABBA | Brisbane Cricket Ground as it is popularly called (3,5) |
| UNCLESAM | The American Government as it is popularly known? (5,3) |
| BIGAPPLE | New York City is popularly called the ____ |
| SANDWICH | Snack enclosed between two slices of bread, named for John Montagu, the earl who is popularly supposed to have invented it |
| DOORNAIL | For openers, fixer is popularly believed dead |
| FOURLEAF | Type of clover which is popularly believed to bring good luck (4-4) |
| DONNACHO | Ignacio Mexico Trelles at Campos, three World who Cups, was popularly called by this name. (3,5) |
| AURICULA | Species of alpine primula often displayed with a collection of others in terracotta pots on tiered wooden staging popularly called a theatre (8) |
| BAPU | What Mahatma Gandhi is popularly called (4) |
| SETTER | Being Irish, is popularly called Red (6) |
| EASTER | Lilium longiflorum is popularly called ___ lily (6) |
| GABBA | The Brisbane Cricket Ground is commonly called as this. (5) |
| GEOCARPY | In botany, the ripening of fruits below ground, as in the peanut (8) |
| FILMNOIR | On familiar ground, as out of Chinatown? (4,4) |
| RASORIAL | Scratching the ground, as chickens |
| UNEARTHS | Digs up from the ground as ancient relics |
| FLATRACE | Jockey's contest of speed across clear ground as opposed to the fences of the King George VI Chase run on Boxing Day, for example (4,4) |
| ABBA | Group in Brisbane cricket ground beheaded |
| TWISTER | In the US, what is a tornado or waterspout popularly called? (7) |
| NUT | Such a case as is popularly considered mad (3) |