| TITLEHOLDER | One keeping name of champion (5-6) |
| RORY | First name of champion golfer Mcilroy (4) |
| ALEC | Middle name of champion angler Ivan Marks (4) |
| EPOCHMAKING | Historic manufacturer of champion keg |
| AFFIRMATION | Declaration, a profitable one, keeping company working (11) |
| PAPERWEIGHT | Sheet anchor, one keeping the work down (11) |
| ROADSWEEPER | One keeping carriageway clean (4,7) |
| SPEAKINGPART | Keeping name out of paper's tanking review? What every actor wants! (8,4) |
| UNDERHAND | Roughly a hundred keeping name secret (9) |
| RANCHES | Steers here when 11's left out, keeping name (7) |
| OWN | Confess immediately, though keeping name till later (3) |
| BRANDNEW | Refuse turn to get married, keeping name that's original |
| SANTANA | Keeping name, the devil with a rock band (7) |
| END | Newspaper boss keeping name close (3) |
| HOPEVALLEY | Quaint setting of "When Calls the Heart", the 2014-debuting Hallmark drama inspired by the books of Canadian author Janette Oke who was born in the village of Champion in southern Alberta: 2 wds. |
| OLYMPIC | In ring one caught feeble sound of champion |
| CHIVALRY | Courtesy of champion with wounded rival at end of fray (8) |
| BLACK | Chess player left in company of champion (5) |
| DULL | A bit of a pain, Matt's ahead of champion, swallowing hard (4,4) |
| NCAA | Publisher of "Champion" magazine |
