| HESTIA | Greek virgin goddess of the hearth and home, sister of Zeus (6) |
| INCONVENIENT | Unsuitable home, sister's place, that is new inside |
| HALITOSIS | Settled in house, sister produces fumes from trap? |
| LAURA | Mary's "Little House" sister |
| ATHENA | Greek virgin goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare (6) |
| VESTAL | In ancient Rome, one of the priestesses whose lives were dedicated to the goddess of the hearth, _ Virgin (6) |
| ARTEMIS | Greek virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon, twin sister of Apollo (7) |
| VESTAS | Matches named after the Roman goddess of hearth and home (6) |
| ATHENE | In Greek mythology, a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. (6) |
| CYNTHIA | Greek virgin goddess of the moon - any itch (anag) (7) |
| VESTA | Named after the Roman goddess of the hearth and home, the brightest asteroid visible from Earth; or, a short wooden or wax match (5) |
| VESTALVIRGIN | In ancient Rome, one of the priestesses whose lives were dedicated to Vesta, goddess of the hearth (6,6) |
| DIANA | Virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon |
| FOYERS | Latin "fires", thus French "fireplaces, hearths" and ultimately English central lobbies or entrance halls; or, a Loch Ness village with "Smoking Falls" (6) |
| RHODES | Greek island in the Aegean Sea, largest of the Dodecanese and home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (6) |
| HERA | Sister of Zeus, the Greek goddess of women, marriage, family and childbirth (4) |
| ETTA | Woman's name that means "keeper of the hearth" |
| FIRESCREEN | I stand in the hearth and shoot films (10) |
| AFRICA | Containing the world's longest river, the largest hot desert and home to the biggest land mammal, the secondlargest continent on Earth (6) |
| ASH | Matter of the hearth |
