| NOUN | A word used as a name of something back on mid-June |
| TAHITI | A success in something back on the island |
| QUAD | Meaning "four", a word used as a prefix in names of things including a courtyard, a 4 x 4 motorbike and a four-footed animal such as a horse; or, a serving of four shots of espresso (4) |
| BINGO | The playing of all seven tiles in a single turn in Scrabble; an old name for brandy; the game housey-housey; or, by extension, a word used as an interjection of success/discovery (5) |
| MANTRA | In Hinduism and Buddhism, a word used as an object of concentration (6) |
| SIR | Word used as a salutation in a letter |
| ARCHANGEL | A divine messenger of the highest order, or one ranking eighth in the celestial hierarchy; a name of a herb with aromatic hollow stems, often candied for cakes or puddings; a breed of fancy pigeon; or |
| HOOPLA | Cry of excitement at a circus when a performer jumped through a ring, hence a name of a quoits-like fairground game; or, any great fuss or ado (4-2) |
| ROSEWATER | Word, used as a modifier to denote comfortable, delicate, elegant, sentimental or superfine, for a fragrant attar, eau, essence, flavouring, otto, scent or skin tonic distilled from the velvety petals |
| HEPTA | Ancient Greek word used as a numerical prefix denoting seven (5) |
| SLAINTE | Gaelic word used as a drinking toast in Ireland and Scotland (7) |
| SALAAM | Word used as a greeting in Eastern countries (6) |
| ALL | Word used as a prefix with CAPS or CLEAR |
| NAH | Non-standard word used as a negative response (3) |
| PHOBIA | Greek word used as a suffix in numerous words describing fears (6) |
| ASSONANCE | Resemblance or correspondence of vowel sounds in different words, used as a literary device (9) |
| HERBROBERT | Linked to a Duke of Normandy and disguised alias of hobgoblin Puck, a name of a wild geranium whose other sobriquets include chatterboxes, death come quickly, kiss me quick and stinking Bob (4,6) |
| ARNICA | From "lamb skin", in reference to its soft downy leaves, a name of a herb also called leopard's bane, used as a folk remedy for bruises or sprains (6) |
| TERRA | In the writings of Ursula Le Guin and others, what Latin word is often used as a name for Earth? (5) |
| KITAB | Arabic for "book", often used as a name for a sacred book |
