| HIPPOCAMPUS | Component of the brain named after its resemblance to a seahorse (11) |
| ENGRAM | Hypothetical physical trace of a memory in the neural tissue of the brain, named by German scientist Richard Semon in 1904 (6) |
| GREYMATTER | Major component of the brain (4,6) |
| NAVELORANGE | Fruit named for its resemblance to a human body part |
| MOUSE | An originally corded device named for its resemblance to a long-tailed rodent; or, with "potato", in imitation of "couch potato", a person who spends excessive amounts of time sat at a computer, using |
| OLDDRAGONSHEAD | Section of the eastern end of this puzzle's landmark, so named for its resemblance to a mythical beast drinking from the sea |
| VINAIGRETTE | Historical man- or horse-drawn French sedan chair, so called for its resemblance to acetum-sellers' carts; a small decorative bottle for smelling salts; or, French dressing (11) |
| MARCONIRIG | Sailboat configuration named for its resemblance to a radio antenna |
| SEAANEMONE | Creature named for its resemblance to a brightly colored flowering plant |
| SNAPDRAGON | Spring bloom named for its resemblance to a mythical creature |
| TULIP | Flower named for its resemblance to a turban |
| BEARCLAW | Pastry named for its resemblance to a paw: 2 wds. |
| THECHEESEGRATER | Nickname for London's Leadenhall Building due to its resemblance to a certain kitchen utensil |
| SCOTCHBONNET | Pepper named for its resemblance to a tam-o'shanter |
| CAPUCHIN | Monkey named for its resemblance to a monk |
| SCOTCH | _ bonnet, hot chilli pepper named for its resemblance to a tam o' shanter (6) |
| PAVE | Rustic "cobblestone" bread named for its resemblance to a traditional rectangular French sett (4) |
| PIE | Chart type named for its resemblance to a dessert |
| OXBOW | A horseshoe bend or meander in a river, named for its resemblance to the U-shape of the collar of a yoke (2-3) |
| BRUSH | Twiggy lopping of trees; a besom, broom or whisk; or, a white-tipped tail of a fox, named for its resemblance to an artist's traditional filbert, rigger or other paint applicator of the same name (5) |
