| AMORETTO | Cupid or putto in a work of art, typically represented as a small chubby child with wings (8) |
| CHERUB | An angel of the second order whose distinctive gift is knowledge; or, in art, an amoretto or putto depicting such a being, traditionally in the form of a winged child (6) |
| ERATO | Greek Muse typically represented as a nymph crowned with myrtle and roses, holding a lyre and a bow |
| HORUS | Which Egyptian god is typically represented as a falconheaded man? (5) |
| MICHAEL | St --, archangel typically represented slaying a dragon (7) |
| ORIGINAL | Master creation such as a painting from which copies derive; or, a real person or place serving as model for one in a work of fiction (8) |
| AMORETTI | Cherubs, cupids or putti in art; or, a sonnet cycle by Edmund Spenser (8) |
| CHERUBIC | Like an angel or a sweet innocent-looking, somewhat chubby child (8) |
| MEDIUM | Materials used in a work of art; a newspaper, radio or television as a means for communicating information; or, a middle degree or place between two extremes (6) |
| REINDEER | Comet, Cupid or Rudolph, for example |
| HEADREST | Short frock used in tropical conditions as a small pillow (8) |
| PAYSAGE | From French for "countryside", a word for a landscape; or, a depiction of said natural scenery in a work of art (7) |
| TERMINAL | Pupil after school time in a work station (8) |
| PARLAYED | Turned into a big win, as a small bet |
| ONSTRIKE | Involved in a work stoppage |
| STEELTOE | Foot protection in a work boot |
| PREACHER | AMC series starring Dominic Cooper as a small-town religious leader |
| STAMPSON | Tries to put out, as a small fire |
| PUTTO | An amoretto, cherub, cupid or other such representation of a winged boy in Renaissance or Baroque art (5) |
| AMORINO | In fine arts, a representation of an infant cupid, also called a putto (7) |
