| TOMBOYISH | Grave, terribly shy one, nothing like George in the Famous Five (9) |
| LADYSHIP | Boy terribly shy one in front of papa giving formal address |
| FEMALE | Like George in the Nancy Drew series |
| SUPERMOTO | Sporting discipline that saw its origins in the famous Guidon d'or events which starred top GP racers in the 1980s. (9) |
| INTROVERT | At home, abstainer plays host to wanderer, shy one (9) |
| WATERPOLO | Game Italian runner in defeat, losing one nothing |
| FORSAKING | Leaving in the direction of Land's End, like George? (9) |
| CASTIGATE | Shy one (swinger put on blast) (9) |
| EPONYMOUS | Like George Washington, vis-a-vis 30 counties in the US |
| ANCHORMAN | TV personality like George Negus (9) |
| TARANTINO | Director who thinks he looks enough like George Clooney to play his brother |
| TIMMY | Name of the dog in the Famous Five adventure books by Enid Blyton (5) |
| COTTAGE | George's home in the Famous Five books (6,7) |
| KIRRIN | George's home in the Famous Five books (6,7) |
| EPISCOPAL | Like George Washington's church |
| WONDERFUL | Like George Bailey's life |
| GINGERBEER | Soft drink variety and a picnic staple of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy in The Famous Five books (6,4) |
| ANNE | Younger sister of Julian and Dick in the Famous Five stories (4) |
| FANNY | Aunt in the Famous Five books (5) |
| BASHFUL | The shy one in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (7) |
