| MENTIONED | One minted carefully, then named (9) |
| ENLISTS | Listens carefully, then joins up (7) |
| COIN | One's minted (4) |
| KIDNAPPED | Hijacked, so named to be brought to book (9) |
| TRUMPETER | - swan; North American species of the water bird with young known as cygnets, so-named because of its sonorous, bugle-like call (9) |
| NOMINATED | Have the District Attorney mention that it has been so named (9) |
| BAYWINDOW | Second-generation VW Camper so named because of its one-piece screen (3,6) |
| FORDFIELD | *Detroit Lions' stadium, so named for a local automaker |
| SOAPOPERA | Genre so named because of its roots in Procter & Gamble-sponsored radio dramas |
| YELLOWSEA | Body of water so named for the silt-ridden discharges from nearby rivers |
| IMMUNOGLOBULINE | One of five human antibodies, so named for its epsilon chain |
| TROUT | Kilgore ___ (fictional sci-fi author so named because Kurt Vonnegut "thought it was funny to be named after a fish") |
| LEMON | __ shark, so named for its yellow color |
| DASH | "The Incredibles" boy, so named for his speed |
| LINNET | Finch so named because it feeds on flax |
| RADIOCAR | Officer's vehicle, so named for its communication device |
| SEASON | Mediterranean is so named in winter (6) |
| PAL | Drink up like a dog, so named (3) |
| MOONFISH | Ocean dweller so named for its roundish, silvery body |
| DUMBO | ___ octopus, creature so named for its large, earlike fins |
