| HYLEG | From Persian for "nativity", the ruling planet at the hour of one's birth, said to determine length of life (5) |
| OFTIME | "At the hour of our death," pray those with convictions for deliverance there and then. (2,3,4,2,4) |
| INTHENICK | "At the hour of our death," pray those with convictions for deliverance there and then. (2,3,4,2,4) |
| MARTINMAS | Heartless character losing direction in planet at the end of World War I (9) |
| URANUS | The ruling planet of Aquarius (6) |
| TIMESINK | Activity that wastes hours of one's day |
| TOISEACH | Old Celtic noble, before the hour of one, aches badly |
| TAPEMEASURES | They enable one to determine length and width (4,8) |
| MEASURING | Device used to determine length: - tape |
| HYLEGS | Extremely holy members ruling planets |
| ELEVENTH | In the nick of time, at the - hour |
| ONETO | Almost at the hour |
| FIVETO | Almost at the hour |
| AZOTH | From Persian for "quicksilver", the alchemists' name for mercury; or, the panacea postulated by occultist and "father of toxicology" Paracelsus (5) |
| KHAKI | From Persian for "dust", a dull brownish-yellow material first used for uniforms by British troops in India in the 1840s; or, said cloth's colour (5) |
| BRONZE | From Persian for "brass", an alloy of copper and tin favoured as a medium for sculpture since antiquity (6) |
| ZARI | Name, from Persian for "gold", for the fine golden or silver thread used in Indian brocade and embroidery (4) |
| ATHAND | Where to look for the hour of the day? Well that was convenient (2,4) |
| AZURE | From Persian for "lapis lazuli", a cerulean-like colour; heraldic blue; or, a poetic word for a clear sky (5) |
| SPINACH | From Persian for "green hand", the leafy vegetable "palak", served in eggs Florentine, saag, or spanakopita (7) |
