| MISSISSIPPIVER | It was known by the Algonquin as the "Father of Waters" |
| ROOSEVELTISLAND | Locale called Minnahannock by the Algonquin Indians, bought by the Dutch in 1637 |
| ALEXANDER | Conqueror of the known world (not that all that much of it was known by the ancient Greeks), ... the |
| DEVA | Name by which the city of Chester was known by the ancient Romans (4) |
| ROBBINS | Wrestler who was known by the ring names "Canadian Giant" and "Paul Bunyan" |
| GREATBELZONI | In 1817, this collector of antiquities and explorer first set foot inside the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings, where he discovered Seti's sarcophagus. He was known by many epithets, but the |
| ARAL | It was known as the Blue Sea during the reign of Peter the Great |
| BRITISH | At its greatest extent, early in the 20th century, this empire comprised nearly a quarter of the planet. It was known as an empire on which the sun never set. (7) |
| LYON | French city on the Rhone, capital of the Gauls during the Roman Empire, when it was known as Lugdunum (4) |
| OSS | WWII US intelligence organisation and forerunner of the CIA, the Office of Strategic Services was known by these initials (1,1,1) |
| EDESSA | The ancient Turkish city of Urfa as it was known in Mesopotamia |
| CAPEDORSET | The Nunavut hamlet of Kinngait was known by this name prior to 2020: 2 wds. |
| RHODESIA | Between 1965 and 1979, the African country of Zimbabwe was known by this name. (8) |
| KEBEC | 'Quebec' part of Quebec City as it was known |
| EGYPT | It was known as the United Arab Republic until 1971 (5) |
| MORBIDELLIBENELLI | Full name of a successful Italian racing team that was known by its initials, made up of these three companies. (10,7,4) |
| ARMI | Full name of a successful Italian racing team that was known by its initials, made up of these three companies. (10,7,4) |
| PANAM | An American airline of 1927 to 1991 was known by what byname? (3,2) |
| ALICANTE | Port city of SE Spain founded by the ancient Greeks as Akra Leuke ('white peak') and later known by the Romans as Lucentum (8) |
| IRAN | It was known as Persia until 1935 (4) |
