| MOIST | Adjective that's been called "possibly the worst word in the English dictionary" |
| AARDVARK | Which animal comes first in the English dictionary? (8) |
| RHYTHM | Describing beat, cadence, flow or tempo in music or a harmonious sequence of colours or elements in art, one of the longest words in the English dictionary without vowels (6) |
| RHYTHMS | Describing regular beats in music, one of the longest words in the English dictionary without vowels (7) |
| XIS | Greek letters near the end of the English dictionary |
| ELBOW | The most sensuous word in the English language, according to Philip Marlow in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective |
| LOTTERY | State-run gambling game that's been called "a tax on the mathematically challenged" |
| BERGHAIN | Berlin club that's been called the world capital of techno |
| BOYCOTT | The name of an Irish land agent ostracised in 1880 became what word in the English language? (7) |
| SPOONFEED | Longest common word in the English language ... that has its letters in reverse alphabetical order |
| GOLF | Sport that's been called "a good walk spoiled" |
| LIGHTSUP | 2019 Harry Styles hit that's been called a bisexual anthem: 2 wds. |
| DEPOP | App that's been called "a little bit eBay and a little bit Instagram" |
| MACAW | Bird that's been called a "winged rainbow" |
| ARE | First word in the English lyrics of "Frere Jacques" |
| LIFE | Word in the English translation of "C'est la vie" |
| TALE | Word in the English translation of Genji Monogatari |
| NEOLOGISM | The word 'meh', for instance, only included in the Collins English dictionary in 2008 |
| MADMAN | "The Professor and the ___" (Simon Winchester book about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary) |
| DOH | "The Simpsons" exclamation that's been in the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001 |
