| SUPRA | Latin for 'above' (5) |
| OBER | German for "above" |
| TRUSTIES | Nickname for above-waist waders (8) |
| STACHE | Slang term for above- the- lip facial hair |
| OER | Old-timey synonym for "above" |
| WHISKIES | Nickname for above-the-waist waders (8) |
| UBER | Ridesharing enterprise whose name comes from the German for "above" |
| NICHE | From the French for "recess" and the Latin for "make a nest", an alcove or nook in a wall for the display of a bust, statue or other ornament (5) |
| CAGES | From Latin for "hollow places", aviaries, hutches and other such coops; prisons; dialect for squirrels' dreys; or, netted structures for protecting garden fruit from birds (5) |
| PLANT | From the Old English for "seedling" and the Latin for "sprout, cutting", any one of the botanical organisms forming Earth's collective flora including fern, herb and moss (5) |
| CHARM | From the Latin for "incantation", a word for attractiveness or the power of fascination; or, paired with the adjective "offensive", a classic example of an oxymoron (5) |
| UNION | Word, derived from the Latin for "one", for the state of being allied; the act of marriage or wedlock; a brotherhood or guild; or, agreement, concord or harmony in general (5) |
| DECOR | Derived from the Latin for "embellish", a French word for the general colour scheme, furnishings and other interiors of a room; or, the backdrop/scenery of a stage (5) |
| EWERS | Based on the Latin for "water", jugs for conveying said liquid (5) |
| INDEX | From the Latin for "forefinger, informer, sign", word for the aforesaid digit originally, later a symbol in the form of a pointing hand (5) |
| OUNCE | From the Latin for "12th part", like the inch, a word for 1/12 of an imperial pound; or, any modicum (5) |
| ALIEN | From the Latin for "belonging to another", a word for a foreigner; or, a being from another planet (5) |
| FAULT | From the Latin for "deceive", a character weakness or foible; an error or mistake; blame or culpability for said blunder; or, a fracture in rock (5) |
| NOYAU | From French for "fruit-stone" and Latin for "nut", almond- or marzipan-flavoured liqueur made by infusing apricot, cherry or peach kernels (5) |
| MOTTO | From Latin for "murmur" and Italian for "word", a saying such as that forming part of a heraldic achievement; a quotation prefacing a book/chapter; or, a recurring musical phrase (5) |
