| SCARAMOUCHE | Boastful coward in Italian commedia dell'arte, usually represented as a black- clad mock Spanish don (11) |
| SCARAMOUCH | A stock character who appears as a boastful coward in Italian commedia dell'arte (10) |
| HARLEQUIN | A stock comic character originating in the commedia dell'arte, usually represented in diamond-patterned multicoloured tights and a black mask |
| ZUBIRI | (Sumerian) Evil storm god represented as a black bird. |
| GOTH | Member of a black-clad subculture |
| SHAM | Mock Spanish American houses (4) |
| NOBUENO | Mock Spanish expression of disapproval |
| OGRE | A man-eating monster in folklore, usually represented as a hideous giant (4) |
| AEGIS | Attribute of Zeus and his daughter Athena, usually represented as a shield or a goatskin cloak (5) |
| OPHIUCHUS | Large constellation usually represented as a man grasping a snake (9) |
| PANTALOON | English name of a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell'arte represented as a foolish old man (9) |
| COLUMBINE | Sweetheart of Harlequin in Italian commedia dell"arte (9) |
| GIBBONS | The Silver Swan composer immortalised as a black marble bust in the north-choir aisle of Westminster |
| KALUUYA | Daniel ---, British actor who won a 2021 Oscar for his role as a Black Panther leader |
| URANIA | Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology, usually represented holding a celestial globe (6) |
| FEATHERBED | Should you give this to a coward in the plot in Down? I'd sleep on it! (7,3) |
| TYSTIE | An onomatopoeic Norse name, adopted in the Scottish Isles, for the "William" also known as a black guillemot, Gwilym ddu or scraber (6) |
| KNIGHT | Which chess piece is usually represented by a horse's head? (6) |
| DINGO | A dog is a coward in Australia (5) |
| NOEL | Coward in Spanish city making a retreat (4) |
