| CONGENITAL | Describing a disease that dates from birth but not necessarily hereditary (10) |
| INNATE | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary (6) |
| ZOONOTIC | Describing a disease that can be transmitted naturally from animals to humans (8) |
| VIRULENT | Describing a disease that is very harmful or severe in its effects (8) |
| IGNOBILITY | Of lowly birth but US serviceman came back with grandeur (10) |
| SWIPERIGHT | How to get a date from a dater? |
| MIDCENTURY | Heard tea found here dates from the 1950s? |
| AMAZEBALLS | Word for "outstanding" thought to date from around 2003 but popularised by Perez Hilton in 2009 |
| ISITACRIME | Shout from someone who did something weird, but not necessarily illegal |
| IRRIGATION | Agricultural practice that dates back to around 6000 BCE |
| ASCENTOFEVEREST | A woman's perfume, 'Repose', that dates from 1953 (6,2,7) |
| OSTENSIBLE | Apparently, but not necessarily, true (10) |
| IDEALISTIC | Lofty, but not necessarily tall? (10) |
| PUT | English trick-taking card game that dates from the 16th century (3) |
| ROLLINGSTONEAGE | Rock group that dates from when humanity discovered tool-making? |
| SPANISHSTEPS | Rome tourist attraction that dates from 1723 (7,5) |
| MANDARIN | One of high birth, but not a member of the House of Orange! (8) |
| BLAST | Rhododendron bud ___ is a disease that prevents the bud from opening into a flower (5) |
| OKIE | Woody, by birth, but not Arlo |
| DIABETES | A disease that occurs when your blood sugar level is too high, its effective treatment was not developed until the early part of the 20th Century (8) |
