| AFOOT | A poetic pattern in progress (5) |
| METER | Poetic pattern |
| AABBA | Playful poetic pattern |
| GLEBE | From Latin for "clod", a plot of land attached to a parish church that served as part of a clergyman's benefice; or, a poetic word for fields or the soil (5) |
| AZURE | From Persian for "lapis lazuli", a cerulean-like colour; heraldic blue; or, a poetic word for a clear sky (5) |
| LIGHT | 'Journey's end a€¦ night of drifting into bliss', a poetic death (5,2,3,5) |
| GRAIL | The cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper, hence a word for any prolonged or cherished endeavour; or, in a poetic sense, shingly stones (5) |
| ENVOY | Diplomatic agent or a postscript to a poetic composition (5) |
| ABODE | A poetic work inspires bishop in residence (5) |
| SHEEN | Lustre; a poetic word for splendid or glistening attire; or, a thin slick of oil on the surface of water (5) |
| WIGHT | An archaic being or creature; a poetic ghost; a shipping forecast area; or, Queen Victoria's favourite island, very green yet homophonous with the English word for the French "blanc" (5) |
| ERATO | The age to find a poetic muse (5) |
| ICTUS | A blow, the beat of a poetic or musical line |
| ANODE | A poetic work, that's positive (5) |
| ARSIS | Part of a poetic foot (5) |
| METRE | What is a poetic measure called (5) |
| IDYLL | A poetic description of rustic or pastoral life (5) |
| SWARD | A poetic word for green turf or for the grassy surface of land (5) |
| ODETO | Start of a poetic dedication |
| UKIAH | Califonia wine city that is a poetic form backwards |
