| AEREOUS | Old word meaning "of the atmosphere" |
| SWAHILI | Bantu language of East Africa whose name comes from an Arabic word meaning 'of the coast' (7) |
| EOAN | Word meaning "of the dawn" (4) |
| ARGENTINE | Old word meaning "silvery" or made of silver |
| CEDARS | Poetic word meaning of a large evergreen coniferous tree (6) |
| NATCH | Slang word meaning 'of course' |
| ITEM | An old word meaning "also, likewise, moreover"; an article in an enumeration; any distinct object or thing; a detail or piece of news; or, two people, as a romantic couple (4) |
| CLIP | A rapid pace or speed; an extract or snippet; a wallop or whack; a yield of wool sheared from a sheep or a flock; an old word meaning "embrace"; or, a barrette, bobby pin, hairgrip, slide or other fas |
| MEDIOCRE | From "halfway up a mountain" or "somewhat rugged/mountainous", a word meaning "of middle height or degree" originally, later "average, ordinary, rather inferior, so-so" (8) |
| ANENT | Old word meaning "concerning" |
| REDE | Old word meaning "counsel" |
| UTILE | Old word meaning "useful" |
| ERE | Old word meaning "before" |
| ENRHEUMED | An old word meaning "given a cold" (9) |
| DECARB | Old word meaning to decoke (6) |
| AMORET | Old word meaning "a girl in love" |
| THEE | Old word meaning you |
| ASWIM | Old word meaning 'afloat' (5) |
| ALOP | Old word meaning "uneven" |
| ADUST | An old word meaning "Burnt" |
