| GORGONEION | An ancient Greek mask or representation of the petrifying face of Euryale, Stheno or, especially, Medusa (10) |
| STHENO | Eldest of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology, sister of Euryale and Medusa (6) |
| MIMESIS | Imitation or representation of the real world in art |
| GORGON | Medusa, Stheno or Euryale, snake-haired, brazen clawed and with huge teeth |
| GORGONS | Euryale, Stheno and Medusa |
| MEDUSA | Horribly amused by the petrifying type (6) |
| IDOL | From the Greek for "form, shape, picture", an image or representation of a god revered as an object of worship; or, by extension, any greatly admired or loved human or thing (4) |
| SIMULACRUM | Image or representation of a person or thing such as a robot, statue etc; from Latin, 'likeness' (10) |
| FOSSIL | A relic, remnant or representation of an organism that existed in a past geological age (6) |
| STATUS | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society (6) |
| IMAGE | A likeness or representation of a person or thing (5) |
| MAN | He could be the one in the iron mask or the one for all seasons |
| SCISSORS | A hold in wrestling in which the opponent's body or especially head is gripped between the legs (8) |
| EURYALE | One of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology; sister of Stheno and Medusa (7) |
| LIKENESS | A portrait or representation of a person (8) |
| IMAGES | Likenesses or representations of a person or thing (6) |
| NOISOMELY | In a harmful, or (especially of smells) offensive way |
| OVERTHEMOON | Blissfully happy, or especially in the US, "superlunary" |
| TESTER | Traditional canopy, often ornate, over a tomb or, especially, a four-poster bed (6) |
| SKI | Type of mask or pole |
