| BYZANTIUM | Old name for Constantinople, now called Istanbul (9) |
| BYZANTINE | This Eastern Roman Empire took its name from the ancient Greek city now called Istanbul |
| LEMNOS | Greek island which served as a granary for Constantinople in the Byzantine period |
| MANCHURIA | Former name of the area now called North-East China (9) |
| ASIAMINOR | Historical name for the region of modern-day Turkey now called Anatolia (4,5) |
| LENINGRAD | Russian city, now called St Petersburg again (9) |
| IRIANJAYA | From 1973-2002, the name of the Indonesian half of the island now called Papua or Western New Guinea (5,4) |
| AYERSROCK | Australian landmark now called Uluru (5,4) |
| PERSONNEL | Department probably now called Human Resources |
| NOT | "No, you can't go back to Constantinople; Now it's Istanbul ... Constantinople" |
| ISTANBUL | Constantinople now |
| GODWINAUSTEN | Mount --- ---, a former name for the mountain now called K2 (6-6) |
| BURMA | Former name of the country now called Myanmar |
| USUMBURA | Former name of the Burundi capital now called Bujumbura (8) |
| MONTANA | Former name of the wine label now called Brancott Estate (7) |
| OPAL | Former brand name of the sweets now called Starburst, - Fruits (4) |
| SIAM | Old kingdom now called Thailand |
| HOMEEC | Class now called "family and consumer sciences," for short |
| REDSKINS | Now called the Commanders, what was the name of the NFL team in Washington DC until 2020? (8) |
| HOME | British radio station (1939-1967), now called Radio 4 (4,7) |
