| FLOWERAGE | A somewhat rare or poetic word for a bud's blooming, blossoming or burgeoning forth; or, an efflorescent mass of buttercups, daisies, pansies, pinks, roses, violets or other petalled "anthos" of garde |
| GEM | Word for a bud originally, later a diamond, emerald or other precious stone, hence a person held to be flawless, outstanding or a treasure (3) |
| CYMAS | Word, from "billow, pregnant, swollen, wave", for swelling buds, blooming flowers, burgeoning sprouts, S-shaped mouldings or for decorative curves in stone (5) |
| HOLT | A riverbank burrow or den of an otter; or, an old or poetic word for a copse, orchard or wooded hill (4) |
| ARRAY | An old or poetic word for apparel, equipage or rich clothing; an orderly arrangement; or, an impressive collection or display (5) |
| SUMMER | A time of blossoming or happiness; a poetic word for a year; one of the four seasons; or, from the Old French meaning "packhorse", a large beam or lintel (6) |
| CHORD | Harmonic set of three or more notes sounded simultaneously; or, a literary or poetic word for a string of a harp or other instrument (5) |
| LIGHTS | Old or poetic word for eyes; amber, green or red traffic signals; openings or windows for admitting sunshine; or, flames, matches or sparks that ignite or kindle (6) |
| TIDE | The sea's cyclic ebb and flow; an old or poetic word for a fair, festival or season; or, a turning point (4) |
| CHORDS | Harmonic sets of three or more musical notes played simultaneously; or, an old or poetic word for the strings of instrument such as a harp (6) |
| ARGENT | From the Latin for "silver", an archaic or poetic word for the aforementioned metal; or, silvery-white as a heraldic tincture (6) |
| DAMSEL | Based on domina, "mistress", an old or poetic word for a maiden, source of a title referring to a French "Miss" (6) |
| ROBUSTEST | From "red", a bookish or poetic word for blushing, crimsoning, glowing like a beetroot or growing puce (9) |
| WAIN | An old or poetic word for a farm wagon or hay cart, such as that depicted in John Constable's painting originally titled Landscape: Noon |
| EVENFALL | An old or poetic word for the crepuscular onset of night, aka dusk, gloaming or twilight (8) |
| FIORITURE | From Italian for "blossoming" or "flowering", a florid embellishment of a melodic line, either notated by the composer or improvised at the discretion of an aria/opera singer (9) |
| BOUQUETIERES | French word, rooted in "bushes, clumps of trees" and blossoming or stemming from "posies, corsages", for female florists, flower girls or flower sellers; or, garnishing garlands or jardinieres of fres |
| EVEN | Old or poetic word for the close of the day that also means balanced, calm, equal, fair, flat or uniform (4) |
| ANADEM | Archaic or poetic word for a call to arms (6) |
| ARGOSY | Archaic or poetic word for a great merchant ship (6) |
