| RIMER | An archaic word for a poet (5) |
| EMMET | What is an archaic word for an ant? (5) |
| ALE | Traditional name for beer brewed without hops; or, an archaic word for a feast or festival derived from said liquor drunk (3) |
| RELICT | What is an archaic word for a widow? (6) |
| ELOIN | An archaic word meaning to separate and remove (5) |
| MAKER | Creator of cabinets, films, hats, shoes or other articles; or, derived from Greek, a word for a poet (5) |
| INGLE | Archaic word for a fire in a room or a fireplace (5) |
| THOU | An archaic word for 'you' found in courthouse |
| BETWIXT | What is an archaic word for "between"? (7) |
| ARGENT | An archaic word for silver |
| WAIN | What is an archaic word for wagon? (4) |
| ANT | Emmet is an archaic word for what insect? (3) |
| ALIMENT | An archaic word for nourishment or in Scottish law, maintenance |
| LAZAR | Archaic word for a poor and diseased person, such as one afflicted by leprosy (5) |
| STEED | Archaic word for a horse, especially one that is spirited or swift (5) |
| LOSEL | Archaic word for a scoundrel |
| ELD | An archaic word for antiquity, days of yore, former times or old age (3) |
| TRIPOD | An archaic word, from the Greek for "angle", for a three-sided shape; or, an ancient harp or lyre (6) |
| 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) |
| BROIL | From "to burn", a verb meaning barbecue, grill or roast; or, an archaic noun for a quarrel or commotion (5) |