| HAWS | From the Old English meaning "hedge", fruits of the tree Crataegus (4) |
| HAW | In which a whortleberry is a hedge fruit (3) |
| THORN | Glastonbury ___; tree Crataegus monogyna with a sprig or branch sent to the Queen at Christmas in a custom dating back to the 17th century (5) |
| HAWTHORN | Spring-flowering shrub also called May-tree, Crataegus (8) |
| ACRE | From the Old English meaning "open field", a word for a unit of land area that is etymologically related to the name of the fruit of the oak (4) |
| KEEP | From the Old English meaning "to observe" or "compare", the donjon or tower at the heart of a medieval castle, used as a refuge (4) |
| PLAY | From the Old English meaning "to exercise", "brisk movement" and related to the Middle Dutch "leap for joy, dance", a dramatic work for the stage; or, activity for amusement (4) |
| ROAD | Word, derived from the Old English meaning "journey on horseback", for a highway (4) |
| LORD | Nobleman or peer whose title derives from the Old English meaning "bread-keeper"; or, a dominant planet in astrology (4) |
| GRIT | Word for a broad smile, yet derived from Old English meaning "bare the teeth in pain or anger" (4) |
| LAST | Derived from Old English meaning "footprint", model upon which shoes/boots are fashioned (4) |
| NOLL | Word that has survived from Middle English, meaning 'the crown of the head' (4) |
| MAST | Fruit of the tree in this puzzle (4) |
| PLUM | Edible fruit of the tree Prunus domestica (4) |
| HARVEST | From the Old English meaning "autumn", the cutting and gathering of crops during the approach to the aforesaid season, or the name given to its corresponding full moon (7) |
| PEAR | Edible fruit of the tree pyrus (4) |
| MONTH | From the Old English meaning "moon", each of the 12 divisions or lunations of the calendar year (5) |
| HIPS | Parts of one's body that apparently don't lie; or, the red fruits of the wild rose, used to make vitamin-rich syrup or natural rosy-pink dye (4) |
| KEYS | Also known as samaras, the winged fruits of the common ash, field maple and sycamore (4) |
| WATCH | From the Old English meaning "to be or remain awake", a period of surveillance; a sailor's turn of duty; or, a timepiece for the wrist |
