| CHOCTAW | Figure skating turn, originally a big sweeping move (7) |
| MOHAWK | Figure-skating turn |
| GLISSANDOS | Pianist's finger-sweeping moves |
| ROTATE | "Turn, Turn, Turn" originally covered by A&E (6) |
| SCONE | Originally a large round bannock of wheat or barley cut into quadrants, later a semi-sweet cake served with a cream tea (5) |
| TREND | Word meaning "revolve, roll, turn" originally, now a craze, fad, fashion, general tendency or mode that "rolls" in a particular direction (5) |
| AUSTRALIA | United in star-spangled identity originally, a large country |
| EPIC | Big sweeping story |
| EIGHT | Skating turn, figure of ... |
| HAUBERK | Originally a piece of armour for the neck and later a coat of mail (7) |
| LAURELS | Originally a symbol of Apollo, a chaplet of bay leaves worn as an emblem of triumph or honour in classical times (7) |
| DRAGOON | Originally a class of mounted infantry; in modern times a ceremonial mounted regiment (7) |
| ARMIGER | Originally a person who carried a knight's shield, now someone who is entitled to heraldic arms (7) |
| ABSINTH | (Originally) a wormwood-based liqueur (7) |
| HACKNEY | A carriage or taxicab for hire, originally a horse-drawn one |
| ASKANCE | Suspiciously civil originally, a snake unfortunately constricts (7) |
| ECUADOR | Revolutionary travelled across Gold Coast, originally a country (7) |
| AMATEUR | Friend invested in gold rings, originally a dabbler (7) |
| BURDOCK | Dandelion and -, beverage that was originally a type of light mead (7) |
| LEBARON | Long-running Chrysler range - originally a US coachbuilder (7) |
