| STUCK | Caught on, as a nickname |
| BOTTLESOFWINE | Beer has long been sold in Japanese vending machines; in recent years, these have caught on as well |
| MOGGY | A pet form of "Margaret" that is given as a nickname to a cat, a cow, a ginger cake or a scarecrow (5) |
| UNCLE | A male relative whose title in question is traditionally given as a nickname to a pawnbroker (5) |
| STICKS | Lasts a long time, as a nickname |
| LBJ | 1960s presidential initials also used as a nickname for a current Lakers player |
| COINED | Originated, as a nickname |
| REB | (informal) 'johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in th |
| TITCH | Very small person that's often used as a nickname (5) |
| MIKE | An idle loaf, linger or loiter; a Nato letter; a device sometimes subject to a soundcheck; or, a nickname, perhaps of a dragon-slaying archangel (4) |
| SPRIG | Stem of a plant such as parsley; or, a nickname of a house sparrow (5) |
| OLDCONTEMPTIBLES | The ____, a nickname for the British Expeditionary Force, based on a description attributed to Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| HAMMER | Tool used in forging; a striker in a clock, piano or dulcimer; or, a nickname of Edward Longshanks (6) |
| 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) |
| DUBAI | Give a nickname to A-one emirate (5) |
| SCRAPPY | A nickname for a perch (7) |
| AKA | Letters between a real name and a nickname |
| DUB | A nickname for a fishing fly (3) |
