| MINX | Archaic term for an impudent woman (4) |
| CHIT | From Hindi for "note, pass", a short letter; a signed bill recording a sum owed for food, drinks etc; or, from "kitten", a child or an impudent girl (4) |
| PERT | An old partner left a specialist with an impudent patient (4) |
| SASS | Answer back in an impudent manner |
| BELDAM | Archaic term for an old woman (6) |
| ODDCOMESHORTLY | Archaic term for an unspecified day in the near future |
| SARACEN | Archaic term for an Arab Muslim (7) |
| HAUTBOIS | Archaic term for an oboe (8) |
| INGLE | Archaic term for an open fire in a fireplace (5) |
| RECREANT | Archaic term for an apostate, renegade, etc (8) |
| USHER | Archaic term for an assistant teacher (5) |
| ETEN | An archaic term for a giant (4) |
| PIEMAN | A generally archaic term for an itinerant male hawker, huckster or street merchant specialising in bakemeats and fruit-filled pastries (6) |
| PELF | An archaic term for money or riches, especially in a bad sense (4) |
| AGUE | Archaic term for fever (4) |
| YULE | Archaic term for Christmas (4) |
| UNTO | Archaic term for until (4) |
| ERGO | Archaic term for therefore |
| YEAN | Indeed archaic term for Virgin Mother |
| QUEEN | Related to "bold impudent woman", a word for a wife first, later a female sovereign ruler; a presiding goddess; a king's consort; or, the most powerful chess piece (5) |
