| LUSUSNATURAE | A chance occurrence, a freak, literally, a game of nature (see, used in abl.+ gen., Pliny NH 14.42) |
| ASTACI | Crabs in Pliny NH 9.97.1: of Menalippus' father Statius Theb. 8.725 |
| BRUTUMFULMEN | An empty threat? Eg Pliny NH 2.43, lit. "thoughtless thunderbolt" |
| FLUKE | A chance occurrence of luck (5) |
| FORTUITY | Royal in new outfit contacts Yard - is that a chance occurrence? (8) |
| HAP | A chance occurrence |
| AKA | Wrapped in a cloak, Alexis has an alias (just a bit of a freak actually) (1,1,1) |
| FLORILEGIUM | In medieval Latin, a compilation of excerpts from other writings; literally a gathering of flowers (11) |
| ISADORA | - - - Duncan, Americanborn dancer who died in a freak automobile accident in France in 1927 (7) |
| SISTRUM | Ceremonial rattle (nom. sing.) - concealed by Isis, trumpet-substitute for Cleopatra (as in Aen. 8.696 in abl. sing.) |
| GREIGE | Historically just the hue of some raw silk, now a popular modern neutral, literally a blend of two colours (6) |
| EVENT | Occurrence a" at a sports meet, perhaps (5) |
| TEAURN | A freak of nature to the brewer (3-3) |
| RAKEOFF | Cut from a freak of nature (4,3) |
| MUTANT | Mostly silent worker, a freak of nature (6) |
| SPORT | Leisure activity with a freak of nature (5) |
| LEFTFIELD | Figuratively, where some wild ideas come out of; literally, a hint to a word and its position when p |
| WISECRACK | Witticism ... or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues? |
| ACCIDENT | Chance occurrence of birth (or traffic!) (8) |
| COINCIDENCE | Chance occurrence of events (11) |
