| DRESSCIRCLE | First tier of seats above the ground floor in a theatre, originally intended for people in eveningwear (5,6) |
| TERRACE | Word for a platform or balcony in a theatre originally, now a connected row of identical or similar houses (7) |
| NCO | First-tier supervisor in the U.S.M.C. |
| ALIST | First-tier, as a celeb |
| ROW | A spell of sculling; the distance oared; a raucous quarrel; or, a drill of vegetable plants, line of stitches, queue of people, rank of chess squares, tier of seats or other orderly file (3) |
| JACKRUSSELL | One of a breed of small, aggressive dogs originally intended for hunting rats (4,7) |
| BALCONY | Gallery or loggia containing the highest tier of seats in a theatre (7) |
| VOLVO | From the Latin word for "I roll," this was originally intended as a name for a ball bearing being developed by a Swedish company. Now this is a well-known automobile maker. |
| KILOGRAM | Metric unit of mass that is very nearly equal (it was originally intended to be exactly equal) to the mass of 1,000 cubic cm of water. The pound is defined as equal to 0.45359237 of this unit. (8) |
| AMPHITHEATRE | A circular or oval building in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in ancient Rome (12) |
| BLANK | Vacant lot principally in a tier of seats? (5) |
| BLEACHERS | Unroofed and inexpensive tier of seats in a sports stadium (9) |
| STADIUM | A sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators (7) |
| HOMEEC | Sch. class originally intended for young women |
| MOKE | Recreational 'Mini' originally intended for military use (4) |
| SAMURAI | South American artist receiving letter originally intended for Japanese warrior (7) |
| AMPHITHEATERS | Buildings with tiers of seats used in ancient Rome for gladitorial contests (13) |
| AMPHITHEATRES | Circular or oval buildings in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena (13) |
| WARDIAN | - case; an early example of a terrarium, originally intended by its inventor for cultivating ferns (7) |
| VIC | Old ___, London theatre originally opened in 1818 as the Royal Coburg (3) |
