| RETRONYM | New term coined to restore the original meaning of a word now commonly used to indicate something else, as in snail mail and acoustic guitar (8) |
| GOODSAMARITAN | Biblical character - the term is now commonly used to describe a helpful person (4,9) |
| PUFFIN | The original meaning of Lundy was “____ island” |
| TICK | A small mark used to indicate something as checked or correct (4) |
| SPARTAN | Citizen of a city in ancient Greece, a word now connected with austerity (7) |
| RESET | Restore the original levels (5) |
| CONNOTE | A swindle - observe, signify an addition to the original meaning (7) |
| LEFT | Original meaning of sinister (4) |
| ENREE | What's now commonly used for escape remains for armed guards |
| ETYMOLOGIES | Original meanings of old record in English stymie novel (11) |
| JACOBITE | Supporter of a political movement to restore the Stuarts as kings of England, Scotland and Ireland (8) |
| DEFINITION | A concise explanation/statement of the meaning of a word or phrase; or, sharpness or clarity of outline (10) |
| ARGOT | Parlance of a group - although its original meaning was reserved for the jargon of criminals |
| RECONCILE | All you have to do is give a clone rice to restore the friendship (9) |
| ANANIAS | Disciple sent by Jesus to restore the sight of Saul of Tarsus |
| SHOCK | Climate change is an old word. Now you get climate breakdown, chaos and the latest to describe a massive event is a climate... bzzzt. (5) |
| TITAN | Type of powerful Greek god, word now often used for something extremely large or powerful. (5) |
| NOMOPHOBIA | Word coined to refer to the fear of being without one's cellphone |
| YIPS | Term coined to describe the movement disorder that affects golfers when putting (4) |
| RAGOUT | Meaning "revive the taste" or "restore the appetite", a richly seasoned slow-cooked French-style stew; or, by extension, a mixture (6) |
