| PARCAE | In Roman mythology, collective name of Nona, Decima and Morta aka the Fates (6) |
| ENEMY | One may be morta |
| CLOTHO | In Greek mythology, one of the Fates, spinner of the thread of life (6) |
| NORDIC | Collective name of northern countries in Europe using Stephenson trains in 1860s (6) |
| THREAD | A fine strand of embroidery silk, filoselle, floss, genappe, purl, zari or other yarn for needlecraft; one of the filaments of a spider's web; or, alluding to the destiny spun by the Fates, the course |
| MOIRAI | In Greek mythology, the white-robed incarnations of destiny, often known in English as the Fates |
| SALISH | British Columbia/Washington State... ___ Sea (Collective name of the Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound) |
| PAGANS | Collective name of people who honour the winter solstice, also known as Yule (6) |
| OCEANIA | Collective name of the region made up of the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. (7) |
| STREGA | ___ Nona (pasta maker in a kid's book) |
| EASTERNBLOC | Collective name of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe under Soviet domination during the Cold War |
| EASTERN | Collective name of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe under Soviet domination during the Cold War (7,4) |
| BLOC | Collective name of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe under Soviet domination during the Cold War (7,4) |
| BEHEADED | Second and fifth word of the mnemonic used to remember the fates of Henry VIII's six wives |
| MAGIC | Word, from the collective name of the "Wise Men", for something remarkable, such as a supposed mystical or influential touch (5) |
| SEPARATETABLES | Collective name of two one-act plays by Sir Terence Rattigan (8,6) |
| GREATLAKES | Collective name of Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario (5,5) |
| UNABAINES | Keyboardist with The Fall, Blue Orchids and The Fates (3,6) |
| SEPARATE | --- Tables, collective name of two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan (8) |
| ATROPOS | Eldest of the Fates in Greek mythology |
