| STROHS | German beer now owned by the Pabst Brewing Company |
| CHRISTIE | Best-selling author known as the Queen of Crime whose former holiday home Greenway on the River Dart is now owned by the National Trust (8) |
| WORDLE | Daily guessing game now owned by the New York "Times" |
| HILLTOP | Beatrix Potter's house, now owned by the National Trust (4,3) |
| HOMER | The Simpsons character who says, "Beer. Now, there's a temporary solution." |
| VIBE | Intuitive feeling to avoid beer now and then (4) |
| ALEXIN | Group of proteins once unknown in beer now fashionable |
| STROH | Old Detroit brewery whose brand is now owned by Pabst |
| BLATZ | Brewery now owned by Pabst |
| OHIO | The ___ Art Company (Maker of the original Etch a Sketch, the classic toy now owned by Toronto company Spin Master) |
| ATCO | In the UK (formerly the Atlas Chain Company, and now owned by an Italian conglomerate) (4) |
| TIMES | UK newspaper founded by John Walter and now owned by Rupert Murdoch's News International, The ... |
| FRAYBENTOS | Uruguayan port noted for meat-packing, or the related food brand now owned by Baxters in the UK |
| AMANA | Appliance company now owned by Whirlpool |
| MCAFEE | Computer security software company now owned by Intel |
| BROOKE | Arthur ___, 19th century Manchester tea merchant whose company is now owned by Unilever (6) |
| DODGE | US automotive manufacturer founded in Michigan in 1900, taken over by Chrysler in 1928 and now owned by Fiat (5) |
| ETAL | Small village in Northumberland with the substantial ruins of a medieval castle now owned by English Heritage (4) |
| BENTLEY | British automaker now owned by Volkswagen |
| AOL | Web site co. now owned by Verizon |
