| CONCEPT | An idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars. (7) |
| STRAINS | Injuries sustained from overexertion; pedigrees; hereditary characteristics; or, particular varieties of microbes etc (7) |
| TRAITOR | It's characteristic or becoming to a treacherous type (7) |
| VOULU | French for "wanted, wished", used to convey the idea of something being calculated, contrived, deliberate, feigned or lacking in spontaneity (5) |
| ANONYMISE | To remove identifying details or particulars (9) |
| TRAITS | It's about art and its characteristics (6) |
| PSALTER | Translation or particular version of the Book of Psalms, especially for liturgical use (7) |
| COSTUME | Fancy dress; stage garb; or, the clothes characteristic of a country or particular period in history (7) |
| EPITOME | A typical example or embodiment of a characteristic or class (7) |
| CONCEIT | An idea of selfimportance (7) |
| SOUFFLE | A dish of egg whites whisked with cheese, chocolate, lemon or salmon, whose name, from French for "blow, breath, inflate", encapsulates its characteristic light airy fluffiness (7) |
| POSTING | Assignment to a post, or particular location, especially in a governmental capacity. (7) |
| TYPICAL | Characteristic or distinctive of representative specimen. (7) |
| SPECIAL | Exceptional or particular (7) |
| SPINACH | Plant that gives lasagne verde its characteristic green colour (7) |
| ALLICIN | Pungent oily liquid with antibacterial properties that gives garlic its characteristic odour (7) |
| FEATURE | It's characteristic to have an important part (7) |
| CERTAIN | Positive or particular |
| GENETIC | Inherited through DNA (characteristic or trait) |
| ODDITY | Word for the state of being peculiar or singular; strangeness; a quirky quality or curious characteristic; or, an eccentric person or weird thing (6) |
