| MITRE | What is the tall, cleft, pointed headdress of a bishop? (5) |
| VEIL | Old word for a covering or curtain; the headdress of a nun or a bride; or, anything that conceals, disguises or obscures, such as a facade, mask, pretence or a shroud of mist (4) |
| MITER | Headdress of a bishop |
| YARN | Woven into the cloth of gold of a Tudor king or the tall tale of a sea dog about a whale-sized ling, it's "thread", from "cord, gut, string" (4) |
| CROWN | A circlet or headdress of gold, jewels, etc., worn by a monarch as an emblem of sovereignty |
| TIARA | Headdress of one in the seat of Irish kings (5) |
| TURBANS | What are forms of headdress of Muslim origin (7) |
| HALL | Willis, author of the play The Long and the Short and the Tall (4) |
| AIGRETTE | Tiger ate ornate headdress of feathers |
| WIMPLE | Headdress of linen or silk worn by women in medieval times (6) |
| HUALAPAI | Tribe of Native Americans who live in the mountains of Arizona whose name means "people of the tall pine" |
| SGOOSE | A black, dusky, hazel, red, ruffled, sage, spruce or willow game bird that is small and plump, yet its name derives from the Latin word for the tall slender long-legged bird, the crane (6) |
| ACCOUNTED | Told the story of a nobleman among the tall grass (9) |
| GIANT | Tall one Jack found at the end of the tall one (5) |
| FOREMAST | The tall pole supporting a sail that is nearest a ship's bow (8) |
| PETER | Ser Duncan 'Dunk' the Tall in A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (5,7) |
| CLAFFEY | Ser Duncan 'Dunk' the Tall in A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (5,7) |
| REED | Any of the tall slender grasses growing in marshy land / a contraption place in a wind musical instrument |
| LANKY | The tall, ungainly Nick is heartless in the song (5) |
| TACTICIAN | "The Tall ___" (nickname of Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack) |
