| ASTRAEA | Named after the Greek goddess of innocence, Asteroid 5 found in 1845 (7) |
| DEVELOP | Five found in river by dock making progress (7) |
| CORPSE | 5 found right in the wood (6) |
| GREAT | With 66-Across, one of five found in this puzzle |
| IRIDIUM | Precious metal in the platinum group, named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow due to the array of colours its salts can adopt (7) |
| NEMESIS | Which novel, the last Miss Marple story Agatha Christie wrote, is named after the Greek goddess of revenge? (7) |
| HORMONE | Word, from "impel, set in motion, stir up", for an endocrinological chemical "messenger" of the body, such as irisin, named after the Greek messenger goddess of the rainbow (7) |
| APOLLOS | Chalky-white butterflies in the swallowtail family, named after the Greek god of light and music (7) |
| THALAMI | Parts of the midbrain named after the Greek word for chamber (7) |
| AEOLIAN | - harp; instrument named after the Greek god of the wind; or, a nickname for Chopin's Etude Op. 25, No. 1 (7) |
| LITHIUM | Most alkali metals until then were discovered from plant tissue. This element was found in minerals and was named after the Greek for 'stone' (7) |
| PEONIES | Flowers named after the Greek physician of the gods |
| FLORIDA | Third most populous state of America, admitted to the union in 1845 (7) |
| ERIS | Named after the Greek goddess of discord and strife, one of the largest known dwarf planets in the solar system (4) |
| OSBORNE | ___ House, Queen Victoria's Isle of Wight residence, built in 1845 (7) |
| SELENIUM | Chemical element discovered in 1817 and named after the Greek goddess of the moon (8) |
| CHILEAN | The French goes after the Greek character, and briefly, a South American (7) |
| BRITAIN | Great ___, iron steamship designed by Brunel which made her maiden voyage to New York in 1845 (7) |
| PANMURE | Pure man plays Scottish club founded in 1845 (7) |
| NIKE | Brand of sneakers named after the Greek goddess of victory |
