| LEPUS | Latin designation of the hare from which the constellation bordered by Orion the Hunter, Columba the Dove and Eridanus the River derived its name (5) |
| GRUS | Symbolised by a crane, one of the constellations named after a bird, along with Aquila the Eagle, Columba the Dove, Corvus the Crow, Cygnus the Swan and others (4) |
| RIGEL | Looked upon by the Witch Head Nebula, the bright blue supergiant in Orion the Hunter's "foot" (5) |
| ILEX | Latin designation of holly; or, another name for the holm-oak (4) |
| UNICORN | Beast from which the constellation Monoceros takes its name (7) |
| SCURRY | Hare from southern Madras? (6) |
| MADONNA | Italian designation of the Virgin Mary, especially as represented in works of art (7) |
| MONOCEROS | Faint constellation on the celestial equator east of Orion; the Unicorn (9) |
| HEARTHSTONE | Hears not the new designation of the floor by a fireplace |
| PAVO | The Peacock constellation bordered by Apus the Bird of Paradise and Tucana the Toucan (4) |
| CETUS | The whale constellation bordered by Pisces the fish, Eridanus the river and Aquarius the water bearer (5) |
| AESOP | Greek writer of the fable of the hare and the tortoise or the fox and the grapes |
| ARIES | With the brightest star Hamal, a constellation bordered by Taurus and Pisces (5) |
| EQUULEUS | Little Horse constellation bordered by Pegasus the winged stallionA (8) |
| HEANEY | Poet who worked with Ted Hughes and Barrie Cooke and translated from Middle English "The Names of the Hare" (6) |
| LADYBIRD | With a Latin designation that refers to the word "scarlet", a spotted beetle esteemed by gardeners, whose name was given to an imprint of children's books (8) |
| FROG | Thought to derive from an ancient word for "hopper", the name of a "grenouille" living an amphibious double life, both on land and in fresh water, whose Latin designation, Rana, is said to be imitativ |
| CORNFLOWERS | Blue-petalled "hurtsickles" or "bachelor's-buttons" of wheatfields or meadows, whose Latin designation, Centaurea cyanus, refers to said blooms' legendary use as healing herbs by the centaur Chiron (1 |
| ROCKDOVE | Common bird of the family Columbidae from which the domestic pigeon is descended; Columba livia (4,4) |
| LEVERET | The young of the hare (7) |
