| ATALANTA | In Greek mythology, a maiden who lost to Hippomenes when she paused to pick up three golden apples |
| DOROTHY | Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film |
| NOT | Hardly a heavy weight to pick up (3) |
| ARACHNE | In Greek mythology, a maiden who changed into a spider after challenging Athena to a weaving contest |
| HESITATED | Paused to get warmed up with rest inside (9) |
| INTERMITTED | Paused to bury glove but no time to shake out hay (11) |
| USED | Paused to let Dad go and be employed (4) |
| VALKYRIE | In Norse mythology, this term refers to any of a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla. |
| HESPERIDES | Daughters of evening in Greek mythology who guarded a tree bearing golden apples belonging to Hera |
| LADON | Serpent-like dragon in Greek mythology that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides |
| IO | (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus. |
| MALICE | Playful mischief from maiden who's a guest at a wonderful tea party? (6) |
| CATEBLANCHETT | Aussie actress, winner of two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and three BAFTAs (4,9) |
| MARTYSUPREME | 2025 film about a U.S. table tennis player, with three Golden Globe nominations (5,7) |
| APPLES | Golden fruits that distracted Atalanta in a race with Hippomenes |
| PANDORA | Legendary maiden who opened a box that contained all the world's evils (7) |
| CHER | Winner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and three Golden Globes |
| PORPOISE | A common name for the group of toothed whales making up three genera: Phocoena, Phocoenoides, and Neophocaena. In North America the name is sometimes applied to dolphins. (8) |
| THEREFORE | Mix up three, pick up four as a result (9) |
| TELEPHONENUMBER | It may be necessary to call up three noble men implicated in corruption (9,6) |
