The crossword solutions for the term BALLANTINE are IAN (3 letters), ALES (4 letters), ALE (3 letters), and CARL (4 letters). Ian Ballantine was an American publisher, best known for founding Bantam Books in 1945. Ales Ballantine is a brand of Scottish ALE brewed by the Scottish & Newcastle brewery. ALE is a type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. Carl Ballantine was an American comedian and magician, best known for his role as Lester Gruber on the 1960s sitcom 'McHale's Navy'.