| BOBNEWHART | Sitcom star (he played an innkeeper) who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's |
| KENGRIFFEYJR | Incoming Baseball Hall of Famer who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nick |
| ALEXTREBEK | "Jeopardy!" host who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| HOSTILE | Just lie to an innkeeper who is unfriendly to you (7) |
| BROOKES | BSB rider who dropped his hard-earnt number "1" for his traditional #25 part-way through this season. (7) |
| HOTELIER | Innkeeper who is coming from the Loire |
| MISTRESSQUICKLY | Innkeeper who appears in four Shakespeare plays |
| RAGS | During World War I, this French stray dog was adopted by an American serviceman to be part of his unit. He played an important role as a message carrier, running notes between the rear headquarters an |
| JONAHHILL | Moneyball Oscar nominee who goes by his first and middle names; his sister, actress Beanie Feldstein, kept the family name |
| DRAKE | Rapper Aubrey Graham, who's known professionally by his middle name |
| EDWARD | Benjamin Britten's first name at birth - dropped in favour of his middle name (6) |
| OSTLER | Variation of a word for an innkeeper that was used historically to refer to a stableman or an inn's groom (6) |
| JASONSUDEIKIS | "Horrible Bosses 2" star who goes by his middle name, not his first name, Daniel: 2 wds. |
| USHER | This singer goes by his first name, his full name being - Raymond IV (5) |
| BIFF | First name of George McFly's antagonist in the Back to the Future film series |
| BRUCEWILLIS | Die Hard actor who goes by his middle name not his first name Walter: 2 wds. |
| ASHTONKUTCHER | Two and a Half Men actor who goes by his middle name not his first name Christopher: 2 wds. |
| BEL | Before Will Smith became a movie star, he made his fans laugh as The Fresh Prince of ___ Air |
| AMAL | First name of George Clooney's wife, who delivered twins on June 6 |
| SILAS | First name of George Eliot's "Weaver of Raveloe" (5) |
