| CERBERUS | In Greek mythology, a three-headed watchdog of the underworld (8) |
| HERACLES | One of the labours of this warrior was to bring the "monstrous watchdog of the underworld" to the land of the living; after succeeding in doing this, he returned this creature to the underworld. |
| ASPHODEL | In Greek mythology, the flower said to grow in the region of the underworld occupied by ordinary (i.e. non-heroic) souls (8) |
| TRICEPS | A three-headed muscle, such as that in the upper arm that extends or straightens the elbow joint (7) |
| SISYPHUS | In Greek mythology, a king who was forced to roll a large boulder to the top of a hill, only for it to roll back when he neared the top (8) |
| MINOTAUR | In Greek mythology, a monster with a bull's head and a man's body, kept in the Labyrinth in Crete (8) |
| GAO | Fiscal watchdog of the U.S. Congress |
| HADES | It was guarded by a three-headed dog |
| BOPEEP | Toy Story character with a three-headed sheep |
| ADRASTUS | In Greek mythology, a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes (8) |
| DISTASTE | Adverse reaction to brief experience of the underworld |
| EGGSHELL | Hard coating protects little one from spawn of the underworld? |
| CALLISTO | In Greek mythology, a nymph of Artemis who was transformed into a bear and set among the stars as the constellation Ursa Major |
| ARETHUSA | In Greek mythology, a nymph who became a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Sicily |
| SARPEDON | In Greek mythology, a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia (8) |
| ETEOCLES | In Greek mythology, a king of Thebes who was the son of Oedipus |
| MENELAUS | In Greek mythology, a king of Sparta who was married to Helen of Troy (8) |
| ROMANGOD | Pluto = ___ ___ of the underworld |
| POMEGRANATE | Because the wife of "king of the underworld" had eaten a single seed in the underworld, she had to remain there one-third of the year and spend the other two-thirds with her mother. From what fruit di |
| ATALANTA | In Greek mythology, a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race (8) |
