| SAVER | Ending for "life" or "time" |
| APPETITE | From "desire, seek", a word for hunger for food, thirst for drink, lust for life or other craving or liking (8) |
| BIOTA | Word, from the Greek for "life" or "by way of life", for the animal and plant life, aka flora and fauna, of a given habitat, period or region (5) |
| VIAND | Old-fashioned fare "to live", an edible "necessary for life" or a delicacy or choice food for vitality (5) |
| REAL | Word before life or time |
| SPAN | "Life" or "time" follower |
| MID | Prefix for life or size |
| WALK | Meaning "roll" or "wander", an amble, ramble, saunter or stroll; the regular circuit or round of a trader, postman etc; or, by extension, one's course of life or profession (4) |
| LOT | An item drawn or cast in the process of sortition; destiny in life; or, an area near a film studio for exterior sets or scenes (3) |
| WAYS | Word for paths/roads or for courses of travel, hence of life or action (4) |
| ANIMATION | Word for the state of being alive; or, the technique of giving life or spirit to still images, models or puppets (9) |
| CELL | Unit of life (or unit for life?) |
| SEA | Lunar basalt plain or mare; an expanse of saltwater with a partially bordering a land mass; or, (with "the"), a sailor's life or career (3) |
| CAREER | From the Latin for "wheeled vehicle", a word first used in English to mean "racecourse" or "a short gallop at full speed", later "progress through life" or one's profession (6) |
| WREATHS | Circlets of bay, holly, ivy, rosemary, spruce, yew and other seasonal foliage placed on doors or tables during Advent as decorative symbols of eternal life; or, deep banks of white neve or powder (7) |
| CHAPTER | From "caput", meaning "head", a titled division of a book or other written work; a distinctive period in history or in a person's life; or, a series of events forming an episode (7) |
| AGE | A time or stage of life; or, an era (3) |
| STANDING | Word for continuance/duration; a halt or place to be on one's feet; one's footing in life; or, a ranking in sport (8) |
| ABOWLOFCHERRIES | Pleasant life or still life? (1,4,2,8) |
| DROPSOFFTHEGRID | Opts for a more private life, or a feature |
