| SETTHESCENE | Describe a place |
| SUNLIT | Describes a place that bright and airy (6) |
| BULLATAGATE | A phrase to describe a sudden violent attack (4-2-0,1-4) |
| PORTMANTEAU | A large bag that gives its name to describe a word such as brunch (11) |
| LIGHTRELIEF | Comic interlude a€“ but does it describe a darkness? (5,6) |
| THIRDDEGREE | Tough examination that could describe a PHD? |
| LOOPTHELOOP | Describe a plane circle around the horizontal axis |
| NUITBLANCHE | French term literally meaning "white night" used to describe a sleepless night (4,7) |
| ONTHEFIDDLE | How one might describe a violinist acting dishonestly? (2,3,6) |
| ATALLEVENTS | How one might describe a keen sports fan, no matter what happens (2,3,6) |
| ARTICULATED | Plainly it's said to describe a type of truck (11) |
| APPREHENDED | Understood how one might describe a suspect in station? (11) |
| ASITHAPPENS | Actually, how one might describe a live broadcast? (2,2,7) |
| KLEPTOMANIA | Term used in psychology to describe a strong impulse to steal (11) |
| RUBY | From the Latin meaning "red", a precious gemstone with a lustre known as silk that is also a word used to describe a style of port wine or a variety of grapefruit (4) |
| QUIZ | Word of nonsense from Dublin according to legend, used to describe a test of knowledge for fun, a monocle on a stick, a bandalore or a hoax (4) |
| PENTHOUSE | Historically, a lean-to or shed attached to a building, now used to describe a top-floor luxury apartment; or, any one of the sloping roofs of a real tennis court (9) |
| POTPOURRI | Word originally for a Spanish stew that is used to describe a fragrant mixture of dried petals and spices, a medley of tunes or a hotchpotch or miscellany (9) |
| BANQUETTE | French word used to describe a small often upholstered backless bench; a footbridge; or, a raised step or path behind a rampart (9) |
| BLUE | Name of a colour used to describe a third full moon in a season; or, by extension, a rare event (4) |
