| HEBE | In Greek mythology, goddess of youth and spring (4) |
| GAEA | (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology. |
| ERIS | Greek mythology, goddess of discord; sister of Ares (4) |
| IRIS | Greek mythology, goddess of the rainbow (4) |
| ATHENA | In Greek mythology, goddess of war, wisdom, arts and crafts (6) |
| APHRODITE | In Greek mythology, goddess of love and beauty (9) |
| ARTEMIS | In Greek mythology, goddess of the hunt and the moon (7) |
| HESTIA | In Greek mythology, goddess of the hearth (6) |
| DEMETER | In Greek mythology, goddess of agricultural fertility (7) |
| ELLI | (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match. |
| SELENE | (Greek mythology) Goddess of the moon in ancient mythology. |
| LAMB | Yeanling famed in scripture, nursery rhymes and spring menus year after year, and whose name is given to someone gentle or dear (4) |
| STEM | Stop and spring from (4) |
| ASIA | Where Tet and Spring Festival are celebrated |
| MINERVA | Roman mythology-goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena (7) |
| HEL | In Norse mythology, goddess of the dead (3) |
| CERES | (Roman mythology) Goddess of agriculture. |
| SALADDAYS | Phrase meaning a period of youth and inexperience, coined in Shakespeare's Antony And Cleopatra (5,4) |
| CHERYLCAMPBELL | Actress who played Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth and Eileen Everson in Pennies from Heaven on the BBC |
| BLAKE | Poet, painter and engraver whose illustrated collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience includes The Shepherd, The Lamb, Hie Blossom and Spring (5) |
