| SALLYLUNN | A brioche-, bun- or teacake-like delicacy from Bath, whose name is said by some to derive from its original baker and others from "soleil et lune", French for "sun and moon" (5,4) |
| NYLON | Name, thought by some to derive from the combined names of the Big Apple and Square Mile, of a synthetic polymer; or, a sheer stocking made of this (5) |
| LEAD | Also called plumbum, a toxic element whose use in everyday life by the Ancient Romans is said by some to have contributed to the empire's downfall (4) |
| BEHN | Playwright, poet, polemicist, prisoner and Charles II's spy, whose Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, based on Lord Grey and Lady Henrietta Berkeley, is said by some to be England's first |
| YAFFLE | Thought to derive from its distinctive laughing call, old English name for a green woodpecker (6) |
| CROSSBUN | A curranty fruited spiced teacake-like confect eaten buttered and hot, marked with a doughy white rood-like + or x on its glazed top (5,3) |
| HOGTOWN | Historic nickname for Toronto, Canada, thought to derive from its extensive meat processing industry (7) |
| HOTCROSSBUN | Teacake-like baked confection (3, 5, 3) |
| HUFFKIN | A traditional kind of Kentish bread roll, bun, muffin or teacake with a distinctive dimple, originally for a cherry or a spoonful of cherry jam (7) |
| CURRANTBUN | A simple yet satisfyingly sweet or comforting fruited roll or teacake enjoyed as a traditional treat by humans and Mrs Rabbit alike (7,3) |
| SAMPHIRE | Foraged or bought at farmers' markets or fishmongers, a sea vegetable growing in Britain's coastal shores whose name is said to derive from the patron saint of fishermen (8) |
| APRIL | Month whose name is said to be derived from the Latin for "to open" |
| MARINARA | Pizza whose name is said to derive from Neapolitan fishermen returning home (8) |
| EIDER | With a call said by some to sound like Frankie Howerd, the heaviest and fastest flying species of duck in the UK (5) |
| INXS | Which iconic Australian band's name is said to be inspired by the name of a UK rock group and a local brand of jam? (4) |
| AZALEA | Plant cultivated for its showy pink or purple flowers whose name derives from its ability to flouris |
| BATISTE | Fine cambric whose name derives from its reputed maker or from its use in Christian immersion rituals (7) |
| ORANGE | Color whose name is said to lack a rhyme |
| NINTENDO | Company whose name is said to mean "Leave luck to heaven" |
| BOMBERJACKET | A zipped outer garment whose name derives from its first use by military pilots (6,6) |
