| RHYME | Norse, for course |
| SHEEN | Word, from the Old English for "beautiful" and related to the Old Norse for "white horse", for lustre; or, glistening or splendid attire (5) |
| EGGS | Related to Latin for "bird" and Old Norse for "incite", word for hens' shelly ova or "googies", recalled in a phrase meaning "urges on" or "encourages" (4) |
| TYKES | From Old Norse for "female dogs", a word for cheeky scamps, curs, mongrels, rough ill-mannered fellows or Yorkshire terriers; or, a derogatory nickname for Yorkshiremen (5) |
| HMEEC | Course for course preparers |
| TIPTHEWINNER | Presumably, this is the strategy for getting the profits from accountant for course work? (3,3,6) |
| FANG | From the Old Norse for "capture, grasp", word originally for booty or spoils, later a large sharp tooth of a dog, venomous snake or wolf (4) |
| SKERRY | From Old Norse for "rock of the sea", Scots word for a stony islet (6) |
| SLOUCH | From Old Norse for "lazy fellow", a word for an awkward or ungainly person; a hat with a flopping brim; a stoop; a drooping carriage or posture; or, one regarded as incompetent (6) |
| RISP | From Old Norse for "scratch", a word for a coarse file; a baker's grater; a tirling-pin in place of a doorbell or knocker; or, any harsh grating sound (4) |
| SAGA | Originating from the Norse for "what is said", what is the literary term for any of the medieval Icelandic prose narratives? (4) |
| RABY | From Old Norse for "boundary settlement", a 120-room medieval castle in Co Durham, built for the Neville dynasty in the 14th century (4) |
| SKEP | From Old Norse for "bushel of grain", a word for a basket or hamper of wickerwork originally, later a beehive of straw (4) |
| AURAR | Icelandic numismatic piece that is bronze, yet its name derives from Old Norse for "ounce (of silver), money" and Latin for "gold coin" or "golden" (5) |
| CUR | From the Old Norse for "grumble, growl", word for a shepherd's dog or watchdog first, but now a worthless mutt or vicious mongrel; or, a cowardly, despicable or detestable scoundrel (3) |
| MOUNTS | Horses for courses in Leinster, for example, and Saracens for the final (6) |
| SKI | Word from Old Norse for "wooden stick" |
| KETTLE | Word from Old Norse for "cauldron" |
| TICTAC | Signing up for course (3-3) |
| OLAF | Name from Proto-Norse for "grandfather" |
