| FALLINGSTAR | Celestial misnomer, and a hint to the circled letters |
| PERSIMMON | A fruit, so called, is a misnomer to little Paul (9) |
| ISLEOFTHANET | Kent peninsula and a misnomer (4,2,6) |
| CALLSITLIKEITIS | What each asterisked clue's answer does, to correct a misnomer? |
| IGOR | Misnomer for the character Fritz in the original "Frankenstein" (1931) |
| PENCILLEAD | Misnomer for the graphite in a writing implement |
| BELTTIGHTENING | Response to a ballooning budget, and a hint to the circled letters |
| ALIAS | An assumed name is a misnomer |
| BEARTHENAME | Be called he-man beater (it's a misnomer!) (4,3,4) |
| WOOD | Misnomer for a modern golf driver |
| HRE | Domain cited by Ripley as a three-word misnomer: Abbr. |
| INSIDEVOICES | Teacher's remark to a noisy classroom, and a hint to the circled letters |
| RAISETHEBAR | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| AHOUSEDIVIDED | Start of a Lincoln line, and a hint to the circled letters |
| SPLITWOOD | Do a campground chore, and a hint to the circled letters |
| OFFTOAFASTSTART | Quick out of the blocks, and a hint to the circled letters |
| LANESPLITTING | Riding a motorcycle between cars, and a hint to the circled letters |
| FRINGEELEMENTS | Radical members of a group, and a hint to the circled letters |
| BACKROADS | They're off the beaten path, and a hint to the circled letters |
| BEARDGROWTH | Why one might have to shave, and a hint to the circled letters |
