| ESTELLA | A girl's name that derives from the Latin for 'star' (7) |
| ASTER | Flower whose name comes from the Latin for "star" |
| ASTERS | From the Latin for "stars", blooms such as purple daisy-like starworts florescent around Michaelmas that herald the approach of autumn (6) |
| ABIGAIL | Girl's name that derives from 'father's joy' in Hebrew (7) |
| AMANDA | Girl's name that derives from the Latin for 'loveable' (6) |
| CYNTHIA | Female name that derives from a mountain on the Greek island of Delos, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis (7) |
| EUNICE | Girl's name that derives from the Greek for 'good victory' (6) |
| SINEAD | Girl's name that derives from the Irish for 'God's gracious gift' (6) |
| ESTELLE | Name that comes from Latin for "star" |
| GODWIT | With a genus name that derives from the Latin meaning "muddy", a wading bird with four existent species including the black-tailed and bar-tailed (6) |
| TEQUILA | A Mexican alcoholic drink that derives from the blue agave plant (7) |
| ALYSSUM | The name of this cottage garden annual derives from the Latin meaning 'without rabies', a reference |
| KENNEL | Word for a dog's house or hut that derives from the Latin name for said creature; a pack of hounds; or, the den or lair of a fox (6) |
| MERCURY | The chemical symbol for this metal (Hg) derives from the Latin hydrargyrum, "liquid silver." It's used frequently in thermometers, barometers, and manometers. |
| TETRA | Aquarium fish with a name that derives from the Greek for "four-sided wing" |
| ADAM | Name that derives from the Hebrew word for "earth" |
| RUADE | Boy's name that derives from the Irish for 'red king' (5) |
| MELISSA | Girl's name that means 'honey bee' in Greek (7) |
| MELINDA | Girl's name that begins the lyrics of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" |
| SEMPERFI | Motto that derives from the Latin for "always faithful" |
