| DELPHINIUM | Derived from the Latin meaning dolphin, a flower commonly called larkspur traditionally forming a herbaceous border with plants such as lupins, hollyhocks and foxgloves (10) |
| FLIPPER | Forelimb of a whale, seal or turtle adapted for swimming; a television series about a dolphin; a swimfin; or, an arm of a pinball machine (7) |
| STABLES | Traditionally forming a mews, buildings for equine animals, often with doors in two parts (7) |
| AGAPANTHUS | Latin or genus name of a plant with blue or white flowers, commonly called lily of the Nile (10) |
| ACONITUM | Latin name of a poisonous plant with violet-blue flowers, commonly called wolfsbane or monkshood (8) |
| CATKINS | Hazel's flowers, commonly called 'Lamb's tails' (7) |
| HYACINTH | From an old word for a blue gem thought to be an aquamarine or a sapphire, a larkspur that sprang from the blood of a lover of Apollo; a pink, purple, violet or white liliaceous spring flower; or, cin |
| ACORN | Traditionally forming the mast or pannage of swine, a wild nut from which a small Quercus or a proverbial modest idea, project, thing etc may grow to mighty proportions (5) |
| CHAIR | Office of a bishop or judge; a professorship; a sedan on poles; a prize at an eisteddfod; or, a general word for a seat derived from the Latin word "cathedra" (5) |
| ARC | Referring to a curve, such as a section of the sun's apparent path or part of the circumference of a circle, one of a number of English words derived from the Latin for "bow" (3) |
| HURDLE | Portable wattle fence traditionally forming part of a sheep pen; or; a jump in National Hunt racing (6) |
| DECOR | Derived from the Latin for "embellish", a French word for the general colour scheme, furnishings and other interiors of a room; or, the backdrop/scenery of a stage (5) |
| NIGELLA | Genus of the devil-in-a-bush or love-in-a-mist that shares its family with the buttercup, granny's bonnet, larkspur and queen of poisons (7) |
| THIMBLES | Finger protectors traditionally forming part of a sewing kit (8) |
| VEIL | Type of mantilla of net, tulle or white lace traditionally forming part of a bride's ensemble (4) |
| ALBEDO | Word derived from the Latin meaning "whiteness", for a measure of reflectivity of an object such as that of a planet or the Moon (6) |
| CANOPY | Word, derived from the Latin meaning 'mosquito net over a bed', for an ornamental awning hung above a four-poster or a throne |
| REALM | Derived from the Latin "rule" and the Old French "royal", a word for a kingdom or a queendom (5) |
| DUKE | Derived from the Latin word "dux" (leader), the highest of the five ranks of the peerage (4) |
| NUANCE | Derived from the Latin meaning "cloud", a subtle difference in colour, meaning, expression, sound or tone (6) |
