| STASH | Informal word for a secret store or its hiding place; or, university attire emblazoned with the logo of its sports club or society e.g. (5) |
| SNIGGLE | From "young eel", a baited hook for catching an elver in its hiding place; or, to snare said grig with such a cleek (7) |
| TABARD | Herald's coat emblazoned with the arms of the sovereign (6) |
| ACADEMICAL | Formal university attire (10) |
| ANECDOTE | From "things unpublished", word for a secret history first, now an amusing story of an incident of private life (8) |
| PARAMOUR | Old-fashioned word for a secret lover (8) |
| CACHE | A horde; or, its hiding place (5) |
| APP | What you would download from the Google Play Store or its iOS counterpart for short |
| HISMASTERSVOICE | Company with the logo of Nipper listening to a phonograph (3,7,5) |
| BONAMI | Cleanser with the logo of a chick emerging from an egg |
| OLYMPICS | Sporting event with the logo in box I (8) |
| TAXTHERICH | Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a gown emblazoned with this three-word economic plan |
| HOARD | Archaeological term for a cache or trove of ancient coins, jewellery and other treasure; or, a secret store of money/valuables generally (5) |
| NAIANT | Meaning "to swim", word for a dolphin, fish, shrimp or other sea creature emblazoned as swimming horizontally across a heraldic field (6) |
| TOONIE | Coin emblazoned with a polar bear |
| SURCOAT | Garment often emblazoned with personal arms that was worn over armour as an identifying mark disting |
| IRONHORSE | Golf club socks emblazoned with LNER's last steam-powered locomotive (4,5) |
| BASEBALLCAPS | TrumpStore.com raised eyebrows last week by starting to sell these items of clothing emblazoned with "Trump 2028" |
| SPQR | The letters emblazoned on the battle standards of the ancient Roman legions (4) |
| BACKHANDER | Informal term for a secret and illegal payment or bribe (10) |
