| MUMMIFY | Make motherly in ancient Egyptian style (7) |
| ROSETTA | Ptolemaic dynasty stone discovered in Egypt, it had inscriptions in Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek, and it was key to deciphering old Egyptian scripts |
| CANOPIC | Type of jar used in ancient Egyptian burials (7) |
| EYEOFRA | A being in ancient Egyptian mythology that functions as a feminine counterpart to the sun god |
| OEDIPAL | It suggests motherly love. Asner had one in stone. (7) |
| PELICAN | Seabird said to draw blood from its own breast with its pouched beak to feed its young, thus a symbol of self-sacrifice and motherly love to the nation co-opted for Elizabeth I (7) |
| CAREFUL | Motherly |
| DEVOTED | Motherly |
| MUMMIFIED | Embalmed, Egyptian-style (9) |
| OBELISKS | Tall, narrow, Egyptian-style monuments (8) |
| IBIS | This bird was a symbol of the deity Thoth in ancient Egypt, and it is often depicted in ancient Egyptian art. Mummified bodies of this bird have discovered; one tomb housed 500,000. |
| NEWKINGDOM | Period in ancient Egyptian history (1580-1085 B.C.) in which Thebes was predominant: 2 wds. |
| SCARAB | In ancient Egyptian religion, this is an important symbol in the form of the dung beetle. This beetle was associated with the divine manifestation of the early morning sun, Khepri, whose name was writ |
| ASP | Creature in ancient Egyptian art |
| BA | The soul in ancient Egyptian religion (2) |
| JACKALHEADEDGOD | Anubis in ancient Egyptian mythology: 2 wds. |
| LUXOR | A measure of illumination men found in ancient Egyptian city |
| KA | Soul in ancient Egyptian religion |
| HIEROGLYPH | Stylised picture found in ancient Egyptian writings (10) |
| OSIRIS | God of the dead, afterlife, and rebirth in ancient Egyptian religion |
