| CORRESPONDENCE | Some similarity in letters (14) |
| RESEMBLE | Possess some similarity to (8) |
| ANALOGY | Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect (7) |
| SPONGE | A type of bath loofah, bedeguar, cadger, cake, heavy drinker, make-up applicator, steamed pudding or swab for a cannon, each named for a similarity in some way to an aquatic porifer (6) |
| TILDES | Symbols indicating similarity, in math |
| KINDRED | Similarity in character (7) |
| LIKENESS | Similarity in appearance (8) |
| RESEMBLANCE | Similarity in appearance |
| FIRSTCLASSPOST | Students getting job after good result of degree in letters (5-5,4) |
| SHREWS | These small mammals are often incorrectly thought to be rodents due to their similarity in appearanc |
| ISOMORPH | Organism that exhibits similarity in form or appearance to others (8) |
| KINSHIP | Close connection marked by interests, similarity in nature, or character (7) |
| MEDALS | Discs or "gongs" of merit whose name, derived from the medieval Latin for "denarii", refers to said prizes' similarity in appearance to coins (6) |
| AFFINITY | A close similarity in appearance or quality; inherent likeness (8) |
| POND | Noted residence for this puzzle's subject, found in the "walled-in" letters in left-to-right order |
| TEES | Letters in letters? |
| COMMERCIAL | Unusual relic, described in letters, is in demand? (10) |
| STEMS | Botanical structures supporting flowers, fruits, leaves or the caps of mushrooms; vertical strokes in letters or musical notes; or, the main lines of descent in families (5) |
| POETLAUREATE | Literary title used at various times previously but first confirmed in letters patent for John Dryden in 1668 |
| ALPHANUMERICAL | Pull American out, having laugh, not only in letters |
