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| OSCULANT | From the Latin for "kiss", a word used to mean intermediate between two taxonomic groups; adhering closely in zoology; or, kissing (8) |
| JUNIOR | From the Latin meaning "younger", the less senior of two people; a primary school pupil or under-boy; or, a word used to distinguish a son from his father (6) |
| REAGI | From the French for "to laugh", a word used to mean cheerful, chuckling, merry or smiling; or, of a landscape, delightful to the view (5) |
| RIANT | From the French for "to laugh", a word used to mean cheerful, chuckling, merry or smiling; or, of a landscape, delightful to the view (5) |
| SERENE | From the Latin for "clear", a word used to mean fair, pure or unclouded, as of the sky or the air; calm, peaceful and tranquil; or, as part of a royal title, honoured (6) |
| RUBY | From the Latin meaning "red", a precious gemstone with a lustre known as silk that is also a word used to describe a style of port wine or a variety of grapefruit (4) |
| COSY | A hat-like warmer for a teapot; a word used to mean comfortable, homely, snug or warm; or, a canopied corner seat for two (4) |
| STOP | From the late Latin for "stuff with tow or oakum", a word used to mean block, plug or bring to a halt (4) |
| SURGE | Based on the Latin "to rise", a word used to mean a big wave or a rush of emotion (5) |
| SAVOURY | Based on the Latin for "taste", a word used to describe a piquant, salty or spicy flavour as opposed to sweet; or, a dish, canape, nibble, snack etc with said umami quality (7) |
| FLAG | From an obsolete word for "hanging down", an emblematic colours known collectively as bunting; or, from the idea of said drooping, a word used to mean "grow tired" (4) |
| ETERNAL | From the Latin for "an age", a word used to mean everlasting (7) |
| PRECIOUS | From the Latin for "price", a word used to mean of great value or worth; or, cherished/treasured (8) |
| SEMICOLON | Punctuation mark used to indicate a pause intermediate between that of a comma and that of a full stop (9) |
| ZANY | From the name of a stock comic servant in the commedia dell'arte, a word used to mean absurd, amusingly eccentric, bizarre or clownish (4) |
| ROUSE | From a term for a hawk's act of erecting/shaking its feathers, a word used to mean awaken, excite, kindle, provoke, put into action or stir up (5) |
| BEAT | Related to the name of a heavy mallet, a word used to mean defeat (4) |
| MELLIFLUOUS | From "flowing with honey", a word used to mean dulcet, pleasing to the ear, smooth or sweet-sounding (11) |
| ASPECT | Conjunction, opposition, square, sextile, trine ... a word used to describe any one of a number of angular relationships between the planets in a horoscope (6) |
| LOUD | From the Greek for "renowned" or "famous", a word used to mean noisy or obtrusive; tastelessly flashy or vulgar; or, garishly coloured (4) |
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