| ACIS | Mythological shepherd whose doomed love for Galatea is described in Ovid's Metamorphoses and also a pastoral opera by Handel (4) |
| OVID | Roman poet who wrote of love in Ars Amatoria, myths in Metamorphoses and lamentations and sorrows of his exile in Tristia (4) |
| PYRAMUS | Lover of Thisbe described in Ovid's Metamorphoses (7) |
| GIACOMOPUCCINI | Italian composer of the opera about Cio-Cio-San and her doomed love for Lieutenant Pinkerton: 2 wds. |
| GALA | A party - Galatea is wanting a cuppa (4) |
| ENDYMION | Mythological shepherd loved by the moon goddess Selene (8) |
| ACTAEON | Depicted in a painting by Titian and in Ovid's Metamorphoses, a mythological Greek hunter turned into a stag by Artemis (7) |
| PYGMALION | Sculptor in Ovid's Metamorphoses who falls in love with a statue he has made (9) |
| PSYCHE | From the Greek meaning "soul", a mythical character whose love for Cupid is described in a tale by Apuleius that inspired Beauty and the Beast (6) |
| ECHO | Mountain nymph of Greek myth, cursed (in Ovid's Metamorphoses) to speak no words of her own (4) |
| SPRING | Device whose expansion and compression is described in Robert Hooke's law of elasticity, or, a season associated with house cleaning and decluttering rituals (6) |
| GOA | Found in a word for an aim/target, billy/nanny and also a prodding poking stick to drive and instigate, the name of India's smallest state (3) |
| CORFU | "Kerkyra" whose array of flora and fauna is described in Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals (5) |
| SMETANA | What is the name of a Czech composer and also a Russian word for sour cream? (7) |
| THE | Which short novel by Paul Gallico is an inspiring tale of doomed love and bravery? (3,4,5) |
| SNOWGOOSE | Which short novel by Paul Gallico is an inspiring tale of doomed love and bravery? (3,4,5) |
| GALATEA | The lover of Acis, originally in Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| ACISANDGALATEA | Handel pastoral opera based on characters in Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| SALMACIS | Naiad who became one with Hermaphroditus in Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| ATALANTA | Woman in Ovid's "Metamorphoses" |
