| OUSEL | In one of two spellings, an old name for a blackbird, still used in names of other birds |
| SEA | Word before lion and horse in the names of other animals |
| EMEER | In one spelling, an Arabian ruler or chieftain |
| PANZER | German word for 'armour' used in names of tanks (6) |
| POST | Word used in names of newspapers |
| QUAD | Meaning "four", a word used as a prefix in names of things including a courtyard, a 4 x 4 motorbike and a four-footed animal such as a horse; or, a serving of four shots of espresso (4) |
| MERLE | An old, poetic or Scottish name for a blackbird that also refers to a collie or other dog with a bluish-grey coat speckled or dappled with black (5) |
| FAS | City in N Morocco (one of two spellings); also a system of nerve stimulation (3) |
| SWEETBRIER | In one of two spellings, a fragrant wild rose also called eglantine |
| BEAM | Word for a tree originally, hence its survival in names of arbors including the "horn" and "white" species; or, a transverse timber of a ship, hence the greatest width of said vessel (4) |
| NARC | One of two spellings of a DEA agent |
| VENDOR | Person offering something for sale, one of two spellings (6) |
| AX | One of 2 spellings for this tool used to chop wood (2) |
| NEUMES | In the plural, what are the symbols used in medieval music notation and still used in notation of Gr |
| BANDOLEER | Shoulder belt which carries ammunition (one of two spellings) |
| SEXES | Classifies in one of two groups, in a way |
| FULLSPEEDAHEAD | In one of two forms, a request for rapid progress |
| UDALLER | Owner of land under an originally Norse legal system, still used in Orkney and Shetland |
| SADAN | Word meaning "house" seen in names of state guest houses in Delhi |
| SAN | First word in names of many cities in California |
