| STRIGIL | In classical times a scraper used to clean the skin after bathing (7) |
| IONIA | In classical times, a coastal region of Anatolia, bordered by Aeolis and Caria (5) |
| CAMPION | Said in classical times to have been used for victors' crowns, a pink, red or white wild flower whose genus name Silene derives from the name of wine god Dionysus' drunken tutor (7) |
| TASSERA | From "four", a cube, die or square tablet on which a watchword was written as a token or ticket in classical times; or, a small quadrilateral block/tile for mosaic (7) |
| LAURELS | Originally a symbol of Apollo, a chaplet of bay leaves worn as an emblem of triumph or honour in classical times (7) |
| HYPATIA | Philosopher and mathematician in classical times, murdered by a mob (7) |
| SAWDUST | Gets Maxim to clean the refuse from the timber-mill (7) |
| RAMRODS | Sheep Rodney's shortly to use to clean the gun barrels (7) |
| TANGOES | What happens to skin after absence of sun dances?(7) |
| SCARPER | Go and break a scraper (7) |
| CORINTH | Greek port and city, important since classical times (7) |
| SUNBURN | Painful experience after bathing? (7) |
| ATINGLE | Like skin, after a facial |
| PEELING | Losing skin after sunburn (7) |
| TRIREME | Oar-driven battleship of classical times (7) |
| GRYPHON | Majestic and powerful creature of classical times known for guarding priceless possessions ___ Eagle (alternate spelling) |
| ENROBES | Dresses after bathing |
| RAMROD | A metal bar that is used to clean the barrel of a firearm (6) |
| AFTERSUN | Type of product applied to the skin after a day on the beach (8) |
| CASTALIA | Fountain on Mount Parnassus in central Greece, sacred in classical times to Apollo and the Muses (8) |
