| ANADEM | Poetic word for a garland for the head (6) |
| LEI | Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath |
| BROW | Place for a garland |
| ALCOTT | Author of the Little Women series of novels as well as Flower Fables, A Garland for Girls, Rose in Bloom and Under the Lilacs (6) |
| PENNON | From the Latin for "feather", a flag, such as a medieval knight's personal ensign or a streamer attached to a lance; or, a poetic word for a wing (6) |
| CHAPLET | A garland for the President in the wooden house (7) |
| SUMMER | A time of blossoming or happiness; a poetic word for a year; one of the four seasons; or, from the Old French meaning "packhorse", a large beam or lintel (6) |
| STRAND | A string of pearls or beads; poetic word for a shore; or, one of the two chains forming the double helix of DNA (6) |
| ZEPHYR | Poetic word for a gentle breeze or west wind, also used to describe a competitive rower's jersey or a fine cotton gingham for shirts (6) |
| DAMSEL | Based on domina, "mistress", an old or poetic word for a maiden, source of a title referring to a French "Miss" (6) |
| ARGOSY | Archaic or poetic word for a great merchant ship (6) |
| STEMMA | A garland; a family tree, genealogy or pedigree; a scroll; or, a diagram showing the relationship between a text and its existing manuscripts (6) |
| LANGAR | Supply short garland for a communal gathering |
| JATAKA | From Sanskrit for "born", the name of any one of a garland or treasury of birth stories recalling the former lives of the Buddha (6) |
| TINSEL | Glittery foil-like strips used to make garlands for Christmas trees (6) |
| BARK | A word for the abrupt cry of a dog; the tannin-rich covering of a tree trunk; a poetic word for a boat; or, fruit-and-nut-topped chocolate broken into jagged pieces |
| WREATH | A garland found on the curved section of the handrail (6) |
| ANADEMS | Garlands for the head |
| KEEL | Part of a ship represented in the constellation Carina; a poetic word for a boat; or, a prow-shaped pair of petals of a papilionaceous plant (4) |
| STLOUIS | It's where you meet with Judy Garland for the World's Fair (2,5) |
