| RINGLETS | Shakespearean word for circle-dances performed by fairies; butterflies with chocolate-brown wings; or, corkscrew-shaped curls (8) |
| ODDBALLS | Strange dances performed by eccentrics (8) |
| HORA | Circle dance performed at some Jewish weddings |
| CHAKRA | Period of time in a polo match, derived from the Indian word for circle (6) |
| ORBS | Word for circles; celestial bodies; cross-surmounted golden globes; cycles of time; or, eyeballs (4) |
| PAINTEDLADIES | Butterflies with mostly orange-brown wings and darker markings (7,6) |
| ARMIGERO | Shakespearean word for a person entitled to a coat of arms (8) |
| SATYRS | Butterflies with brown wings |
| TRUEPENNY | Shakespearean word for an honest fellow (9) |
| PERIAPT | Shakespearean word for amulet (7) |
| RACK | Toast-holder; Shakespearean word for a flying cloud; set of antlers; or, a horse's "single-foot" gait (4) |
| SPINNER | A person who twists fibres into yarns; a Shakespearean word for a spider; a revolving device used as an alternative to a die in board games; or, a Jamaican dumpling (7) |
| ADO | Shakespearean word for Hungama |
| TORCHER | Shakespearean word for a light-giver (7) |
| AQUILON | Shakespearean word for the north wind (7) |
| FRITILLARY | Any of various nymphalid butterflies whose orange-brown wings are chequered with silver and black (1 |
| ERROL | See picture clue: Singer with band Hot Chocolate, ----- Brown (5) |
| CHANGELING | A child substituted for another, especially one left by fairies (10) |
| REDADMIRALS | Common butterflies with black wings bearing scarlet and white markings (3,8) |
| FIELDFARE | Large thrush with a pale grey head, brown wings and back and a blackish tail (9) |
