| BLACKBEARD | Pirate whose real name was Edward Teach |
| KIDD | Pirate whose hidden treasure inspired "The Gold-Bug" |
| HARPO | What name was used by the unspeaking Marx brother whose real name was Adolph? (5) |
| TOTO | Movie dog whose real name was Terry |
| HOSS | TV brother whose real name was Eric |
| LANE | Tonight show host whose real name was Morton Isaacson, Don ... (4) |
| TWAIN | Mark --, US author whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (5) |
| GRECO | El ___, painter whose real name was Domenikos Theotocopoulos (5) |
| HARRYHOUDINI | Magician and escapologist whose real name was Erich Weiss (5,7) |
| BORIS | Horror film actor whose real name was William Pratt (5,7) |
| YMA | Singer Sumac whose real name was Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo |
| BIONICWOMAN | Lindsay Wagner's superhero, whose real name was Jaime Sommers (6,5) |
| NEAGLE | Dame Anna --, actress whose real name was Florence Marjorie Robertson (6) |
| BUDTINGWELL | Homicide star whose real name was Charles (3,8) |
| MOLIERE | French dramatist whose real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin |
| PAUL | Christian saint and apostle whose real name was Saul (4) |
| IRVING | Sir Henry ___, English actor manager whose real name was John Henry Brodribb |
| STANWYCK | Barbara, US actress whose real name was Ruby Stevens (8) |
| NINA | Historic ship whose real name was Santa Clara |
| ELCID | Spanish soldier whose real name was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (2,3) |
