| EASTERN | In, facing or from the East (7) |
| AGAINST | Silver and tin as alloyed in facing (7) |
| VESPERE | In the evening or from the west (ab ____) |
| FLANNEL | An originally Welsh woollen textile for clothing; a facecloth; or, from the idea of soft warm fabric, a word for flattery, soft soap or vague talk to avoid a difficult subject (7) |
| LATERAL | Of, at, toward or from the side |
| UNAFRAID | Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them. |
| KALE | Leafy brassica with a curly variety and the Tuscan lacinato or cavolo nero; or, from the ancient Greek meaning "beauty", a moon of Jupiter named after one of the Charites or Graces (4) |
| CARS | A Ferris wheel's gondolas; or, from the Latin for "two-wheeled wagons", vehicles such as the early tin lizzies or shooting brakes or those featured at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (4) |
| BUNK | One of a pair of single berths or shelflike beds, one above the other; or, from the name of a North Carolinian county alluded to in an inane speech, a word for claptrap, humbug or tedious nonsense (4) |
| FRAGRANT | Sweet old relative involved in facing frantic race against time (8) |
| TAKEITONTHECHIN | Be courageous in facing razor blade? |
| MAGNIFICENT | Superb display being met in facing changes |
| SAGAS | Long, drawn-out tales like Game of Thrones - from the east or from the west (5) |
| SUMMER | A time of blossoming or happiness; a poetic word for a year; one of the four seasons; or, from the Old French meaning "packhorse", a large beam or lintel (6) |
| AXE | Word for a hatchet since Anglo-Saxon times; or, from the 1950s, a slang term for an electric guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz (3) |
| MEAL | The edible part of any grain; or, from the Old English for "measure" or "set time", breakfast, luncheon, supper or any other regular occasion when food is eaten (4) |
| MUST | From the Latin for "young wine", word for freshly crushed grape juice before or during fermentation; or, from the Persian for "drunk", a frenzied state of bull elephants (4) |
| DIVE | A headlong descent into water; a faked knockout in boxing; a feigned trip or fall in football; or, from the sense "dart out of sight", a disreputable resort of drinking (4) |
| PIP | Word for a single blossom; a lily of the valley rhizome; a chirp of a bird; a dot on a domino; or, from the name of an apple grown from seed, a tiny fruitlet or kernel of a Bramley, Cox, grape, strawb |
| FLAG | An oblong, square or triangle of bunting as a vexillary emblem, ensign, signal or standard; a yellow iris; a bushy tail; or, from the Old Norse for "slice of turf", a flat slab or paving-stone (4) |
