| OPAL | Present on the surface of Mars and thought by the Ancient Greeks to be a tear of Zeus, a gemstone of hydrated silica (4) |
| DELPHI | An important temple and oracle site, thought by the ancient Greeks to be the centre of the world (6) |
| ROVER | Type of vehicle which explores the surface of Mars and the moon. (5) |
| LOTUS | Shrub whose fruit was thought, by the ancient Greeks, to produce a state of dreamy forgetfulness (5) |
| RHEA | Mother of Zeus; a flightless bird |
| MASTIC | A.k.a. tears of Chios |
| BRIEF | Meeting with a lawyer could be a tear-jerker (5,9) |
| ENCOUNTER | Meeting with a lawyer could be a tear-jerker (5,9) |
| SPILTMILK | Uphill time regularly covered by material that shouldn't be a tear-jerker |
| AMALTHEA | One nurturing Zeus, a guy securing most of the area |
| THUNDER | Associated with Thor or Zeus, a sound caused by lightning (7) |
| PILLARS | The ___ of Hercules: name given by the ancient Greeks to the promontories on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar (7) |
| BAGPIPES | Played by Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute, the syrinx whose invention was credited by the ancient Greeks to a faun-like rural god (3-5) |
| PANPIPES | Played by Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute, the syrinx whose invention was credited by the ancient Greeks to a faun-like rural god (3-5) |
| MOONSTONE | Adularescent gem thought by the Romans to be created by lunar rays; or, the priceless yellow diamond described in a classic work of detective fiction by Wilkie Collins (9) |
| CANEL | Any of a series of channel-like markings visible on the surface of Mars when viewing through a telescope (5) |
| LYRE | Instrument believed by ancient Greeks to be invented by Hermes |
| NYLON | Name, thought by some to derive from the combined names of the Big Apple and Square Mile, of a synthetic polymer; or, a sheer stocking made of this (5) |
| AMAZONS | Female warriors believed by the ancient Greeks to live in Scythia (7) |
| CIRCE | Mythical sorceress whose name is referred to in the Latin epithet of enchanter's nightshade, for it was thought by botanists to be used by the aforesaid spellbinder to bewitch Odysseus's companions (5 |
