| AUGHT | Anything, archaically or poetically speaking (5) |
| HOLT | Archaically or poetically, what is a wooded hill? (4) |
| EMMET | Archaically or in dialect, an ant |
| GLEBE | From "clod, earth, soil", a word for a portion of land attached to a vicar's benefice; or, poetically, a field (5) |
| ANEAR | Approach or come closer, poetically speaking ? (5) |
| ODIST | Shelley or Keats, poetically speaking |
| TIGER | A bright beast, poetically speaking (5) |
| APACE | Quickly, poetically speaking (5) |
| EYOTS | Small islands, poetically speaking (5) |
| UMBRA | Looking back, put arm around bighead at centre court in the darkness, poetically speaking (5) |
| DREAR | Gloomy, poetically speaking |
| RIMED | Frost-covered, poetically speaking |
| RECKS | _ of: pays heed to. poetically speaking, of course? |
| TWIXT | Between, poetically speaking |
| GALE | A strong wind or squall; a storm at sea; a loud outburst of laughter; or, poetically, a breeze or waft (4) |
| SILVER | Element known heraldically or poetically as argent; or, coins, cutlery or a medal made of said metal (6) |
| WAVE | A white horse or other undulation; or, poetically, the ocean or sea (4) |
| ASHIVER | Archaically trembling or poetically in a state of tremor (7) |
| REFECT | Archaically or humorously, "to eat" |
| ERENOW | Before this time, archaically or in literature |
