| STRATOSPHERIC | Relating to the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and mesosphere (13) |
| STRATOSPHERE | The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and mesosphere (12) |
| LAYERS | The troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere, for the Earth's atmosphere |
| THERMOSPHERE | An atmospheric layer of the Earth, lying between the mesosphere and the exosphere (12) |
| UVEA | Layer between the sclera and the retina |
| MANTLE | Layer between the crust and the core |
| PITH | Protective white layer between the skin and the flesh of citrus fruits (4) |
| LOWERMOST | Like the troposphere, among atmospheric layers |
| UVEAL | Eye layer between the retina and sclera |
| STRATOPAUSE | Level of the atmosphere forming the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere, around 30 miles above sea level (11) |
| IONOSPHERE | Layer of the earth's atmosphere that lies above the mesosphere (10) |
| TARP | Layer between a tent and the ground, perhaps |
| WEATHER | Linked to "wind", the atmospheric elements studied in meteorology; or, the direction of Aeolus's currents (7) |
| DELAMARE | Writer of the atmospheric poem The Listeners |
| WHENEVER | Layer between points extremely short for the moment ... |
| NORTHERN | Word linking with "lights" for the atmospheric phenomenon known in Latin as aurora borealis (8) |
| NEWCOMEN | Devon-born inventor of the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 (8) |
| CIRROSTRATUS | Cloud type forming a thin hazy layer in the upper troposphere, typically at altitudes of 6-13km (20,000-43,000 ft) (12) |
| SUBSOIL | Layer between topsoil and bedrock |
| ENDPLATE | Cartilaginous layer between vertebrae and disks |
