| FITCH | An old word for an apparently "nasty" polecat; said mustelid's furry pelt or mat; or, a foulmart hair paintbrush, typically round or flat (5) |
| RUG | A floor mat; or, a toupee (3) |
| POLECATS | Weasel-like animals formerly called foulmarts |
| HELM | Old word for an armoured hat; something reminiscent of this, such as a guinea-fowl's crown or a cloud capping a mountain; or, a tiller for steering, hence a position of control (4) |
| STAGER | Old word for an actor; a horse for pulling a passenger/mail-coach; or, an old hand, veteran or other adept of much worldly experience (6) |
| ANTIC | Old word for an absurd act or an actor in a grotesque or ludicrous part such as a clown or buffoon (5) |
| ORDINARY | A penny-farthing; a simple heraldic charge ; or, an old word for an inn or a set-price meal provided (8) |
| COASTER | Word first for a silver dish for sliding a wine bottle or decanter between guests sat at a table, now a beer-mat or other small tegestological disc (7) |
| COAT | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour (4) |
| CRUSE | An old word for an earthenware jar or pot; or, a little bottle or cup (5) |
| CUSS | Old word for an expletive, oath or swear; or, a person or animal considered annoying or stubborn (4) |
| PENSEE | French word for a "thought" put down on paper, or for a pretty violet-like flower with an apparently thoughtful face like a wondering gaper (6) |
| COLL | Island of the Hebrides that inspired the fictional locale Struay in Mairi Hedderwick's Katie Morag series of children's books; or, an old word for an embrace or hug (4) |
| TOCSIN | From "touch bell", an old word for an alarm/signal, sounded by a bell (6) |
| GLUTTON | From "devour, greedy, swallow, throat", word for a belly-god, gannet, gobbler, gormandiser or guts; or, an apparently voracious animal, such as the wolverine (7) |
| TOMATO | An apparently aphrodisiacal passion-inducing "apple of love", "pomme d'amour" or "wolf peach", aka heart-shaped solanaceous fruit, but mainly a humble red berry for salads, sandwiches, sauces or a thi |
| SPOON | One who is foolishly or mawkishly amorous; or, a utensil traditionally presented as a booby prize to an apparently wooden-headed candidate who came last in the Cambridge mathematical tripos (5) |
| CABBAGE | An apparently bonce-shaped cole or brassica to saute, steam or stir-fry, which is the food plant of a caterpillar that metamorphoses into an elegant white butterfly (7) |
| RAGRUGS | Floor coverings or mats made from a veritable patchwork of torn strips of fabric or scraps of old cloth (3,4) |
| OCULIST | An old word for an ophthalmologist (7) |
