| PUFFDADDY | King of bling as he was known, Spooner's poor Irishman? (4,5) |
| ABADPATCH | Difficult time for poor Irishman living in a church (1,3,5) |
| STRAWPOLL | Unofficial vote on Spooner's poor stroll (5,4) |
| LIBERACE | Flamboyant U.S.pianist known as the King of Bling (8) |
| GEORGE | Bobby, English former darts player born in 1945 who was nicknamed King Of Bling (6) |
| SKEDADDLE | Kelvin, as he was in lumber: 'Get out of here!' |
| LEICESTER | Deviously elect Sire Dudley (as he was historically known) |
| REDUNDANT | Dan turned out as he was no longer needed (9) |
| GOLDCHAIN | Piece of bling-bling |
| MEDALLION | I'm all done with new fashion for a bit of bling (9) |
| CECIL | Director of The Ten Commandments (1956), he was known as one of the founding fathers of American cinema (first name only) (5) |
| 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 |
| HAIG | He was known as "the Godfather of Canadian film" |
| PAYTON | One of the NFL's greatest running backs, he was known as "Sweetness" |
| ISCHEMIA | Is Charlie Baxter, as he was sometimes known, having a shortage in flow of blood? (8) |
| ACHED | Type of current he'd followed, as he was painfully aware (5) |
| NICKY | Twice married to Elizabeth Taylor, he was born Conrad Hilton but he was known by this name - his gra |
| CONSTANTINE | He was known as the first emperor to legitimize Christianity's status as a religion in Rome. |
| THEGREATHOUDINI | He was known for getting out of bonds |
| ATTILA | The Scourge of God, as he was called, who invaded Gaul in 451, ... the Hun |
