| BRUME | Literary word, from "shortest day, winter", for heavy mist or fog, especially around the mid-winter solstice (5) |
| BOSKS | A literary word, from "bushes", for little woodlands or thickets (5) |
| WAISTCOATS | Shooting garments around the mid-section with furry layers? (10) |
| JOLLY | Word, thought to stem from the name of the mid-winter feast or festival "Yule", for "cheerful, delightful, merry"; or, a happy celebration or party (5) |
| BLEAK | "In the ... mid-winter" (Rossetti) |
| DECEMBER | 31-day winter month (8) |
| SHEBAT | 30-day winter month |
| SOLSTICE | From the Latin for "sun", either the shortest day of the year or its longest, when said star reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon (8) |
| CARTILAGE | A tough elastic tissue found in the body, especially around the joints (9) |
| HAAR | (Scottish) Raw sea-mist or fog, esp. on the east coast (4) |
| YOKE | A fitted part of a garment, especially around the neck and shoulders (4) |
| RIME | Frost formed on objects by rapid freezing in mist or fog (4) |
| SUSAN | First name of the author of The Dark Is Rising novels and the picture book The Shortest Day (5) |
| DARKE | Harold, composer of the popular setting to the carol In the Bleak Mid-winter (5) |
| ADIPOSETISSUE | Subcutaneous insulation and energy storage, especially around the kidneys and buttocks |
| MORSE | It's transmitted especially around the South (5) |
| VAPOR | Mist or fog |
| SEAFRET | Coastal mist or fog |
| WATCH | Word linking with Spring, Autumn or Winter for a BBC series co-hosted by Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan (5) |
| DUFFELCOAT | Provides cover in winter for the paramilitaries in Germany, Lima and Ulster (6,4) |
