| COATBRIDGE | Town once known as the Iron Burgh (10) |
| WELLINGTON | Duke of -; title of the prime minister known as the Iron Duke who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of |
| REDRUTH | Town once known as the 'mining capital of Cornwall' (7) |
| CORBY | Northamptonshire town once known as Little 10 (5) |
| STLO | Historic French town once known as Briovera |
| JEDBURGH | Borders town once known as Jethart (8) |
| BLACKBALL | West Coast town once known as Joliffetown and Moonlight Gully (9) |
| WESTHAM | Football team once known as 'the Irons' (4,3) |
| GEORGETOWN | Capital of Guyana, once known as 'the Garden City of the Caribbean' (10) |
| LOLAFALANA | Entertainer once known as the Queen of Las Vegas |
| GLOUCESTER | County town once called Colonia Glevum Nervensis |
| FRAYBENTOS | Uruguayan town, once famed for its meat-processing plant (4,6) |
| ARTHUR | First name of the victor of Waterloo who was known as the "Iron Duke" (6) |
| GEHRIG | New York Yankees legend Lou who was known as "the Iron Horse" |
| LOU | Baseball player Gehrig who was known as "the Iron Horse" |
| CAL | Retired shortstop Ripken known as the Iron Man |
| LOUGEHRIG | 20th century US baseball player known as the Iron Horse (3,6) |
| BISMARCK | 19th-century German statesman known as the Iron Chancellor (8) |
| OTTOVONBISMARCK | 19th-century German statesman known as the Iron Chancellor (4,3,8) |
| TRIPLEJUMP | Once known as the hop, step, and jump, this sport's purpose is a horizontal jump for distance that incorporates three distinct, continuous movements. (6,4) |
