| SCUDO | Any of several former Italian silver coins whose name derives from the Latin word for shield |
| ESCUDOS | Old Portuguese coins whose name translates as "shields" (7) |
| SCUTUM | Latin word for "shield" that refers to a large oblong Roman example of said piece of armour; a constellation; or, one of the protective plates of an armadillo, insect or turtle (6) |
| UMBO | Latin word for "shield boss" used to describe a mushroom cap's bump (4) |
| OCONNOR | One of several former Countdown hosts, Des _'_ (1'6) |
| CFAFRANC | Monetary unit of several former French African territories (3,5) |
| FLORIN | Old coin whose name indicates the city where it originated |
| PESETA | Coin whose name means "small weight" |
| DUCAT | Medieval coin whose name initially meant 'duke's coin' (5) |
| LUPIN | Plant having large spikes of brightly coloured flowers whose name derives from the Latin word for wo |
| ANGUILLA | Island in the Caribbean whose name derives from the Latin word for eel (8) |
| KENNEL | Word for a dog's house or hut that derives from the Latin name for said creature; a pack of hounds; or, the den or lair of a fox (6) |
| SGOOSE | A black, dusky, hazel, red, ruffled, sage, spruce or willow game bird that is small and plump, yet its name derives from the Latin word for the tall slender long-legged bird, the crane (6) |
| AQUAMARINE | A greenish-blue colour whose name derives from the Latin for 'water of the sea' (10) |
| ROSEMARY | Herb whose name derives from the Latin for "dew of the sea" (8) |
| OVALS | Shapes whose name derives from the Latin word for "egg" (5) |
| PORPOISE | Mammal whose name derives from the Latin words for "pig" and "fish" |
| DUKE | Derived from the Latin word "dux" (leader), the highest of the five ranks of the peerage (4) |
| ARGENTINA | The name of this South American nation is derived from the Latin word for silver |
| OSTIA | The name of this ancient Roman port on the river Tiber is derived from the Latin word for mouth |
