| PUTOIS | French word for a polecat that also refers to its fur; or, a brush made of said hair, for decorating pottery (6) |
| EARTH | Name for the third planet from the Sun that also refers to its terra firma and soil (5) |
| NUTRIA | Another name for the coypu, especially when referring to its fur (6) |
| RUELLE | French word for a narrow lane or alley that also refers to a gap between a bed and the side of a bedchamber; or, this room, formerly as the place of reception of elegant French ladies (6) |
| DIABLE | Meaning "devil", word for a terracotta pot with a handle that also refers to a piquant or spicy French brown sauce with black pepper and cayenne (6) |
| CORDIAL | From "heart", a word for "friendly" that also refers to a liqueur, a pleasant-tasting medicine or a squash drink (7) |
| GARTER | Word for a knight's decoration or a symbol of chivalry that also refers to a stocking holder or a suspender (6) |
| SLATCH | Word for a loose part of a nautical rope that also refers to a transitory breeze or interval of fair weather (6) |
| SYLVA | Latin word for a wood that also refers to a Spanish poetic form (5) |
| ENSIGN | Word for a ship's colours that also refers to a junior naval officer (6) |
| AIGRETTES | French word for little white herons that also refers to their plumes that once adorned headdresses; or, sprays of jewels resembling such (9) |
| CLOSE | Word meaning near or humid that also refers to a small residential road, a field or a cathedral's precinct (5) |
| MERLE | An old, poetic or Scottish name for a blackbird that also refers to a collie or other dog with a bluish-grey coat speckled or dappled with black (5) |
| RUNT | Word for an apple core, stump/trunk or withered cabbage stem that also refers to a litter's smallest pig (4) |
| FUME | Word for smoke that also refers to toxic vapour; mist or steam rising from the earth; pungent odour; seething anger or rage; a passionate person; or, anything airy or unsubstantial (4) |
| STATEROOMS | Word for grand/palatial apartments or suites for formal occasions that also refers to captains' cabins; or, ships' private compartments generally (10) |
| QUARRELS | Word for squabbles or wrangles that also refers to square things, including panes of glass, tiles or arrowheads for the bolts of arbalests/crossbows (8) |
| TEA | Name of a beverage traditionally served with sympathy that also refers to an afternoon repast of little cakes, finger sandwiches and scones; an early-evening meal eaten at a high table; or, any Jamaic |
| ODDLOT | Term for a stock order of less than 100 shares that also refers to an incomplete set, mixed bag, partial batch or unusual bunch (3,3) |
| STORNELLO | Italian for "starling" that also refers to an improvised three-line "little turn", folk verse, poem or rhyme beginning with an invocation of a flower (9) |
