| OJO | Spanish word for "eye" that, like eye, is also a palindrome |
| MAAM | Polite term of address that's also a palindrome |
| ERE | "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (loquacious claim from someone distracted by sexy British actor Idris, and also a palindrome I guess) |
| ENNUI | French word for acedia, boredom, languor or tedium that, like "annoy", stems for a Latin phrase meaning "it is hateful to me" or "I hold in hatred" (5) |
| WIDESET | Like eyes that are more than one eye length apart |
| ARNICA | The golden-bloomed herb "leopard's-bane"; or, a balm or tincture of said plant's dried flowers that, like comfrey and calendula, is used as a traditional or folk remedy for aches, bruises or sprains ( |
| LIGHTS | Old or poetic word for eyes; amber, green or red traffic signals; openings or windows for admitting sunshine; or, flames, matches or sparks that ignite or kindle (6) |
| AYIN | Sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, from an early Semitic word for 'eye' (4) |
| IRIS | Eye part whose first syllable sounds like "eye" |
| CROWNS | General word for eye-spotted earthy-coloured satyrid butterflies, including the gatekeepers, graylings, heaths, ringlets, Scotch arguses and speckled woods (6) |
| PINE | With cones and fragrant needlelike leaves, a conifer that, like its relatives the fir and the spruce, is often used as a Christmas tree (4) |
| TIPOFF | A hint that, like this, cue will be no good for snooker player (3-3) |
| CHAMP | "You took that like a ___!" (encouraging words after a painful encounter) |
| SHIFTY | Like eyes that seem suspicious |
| BEADY | Like eyes that look suspicious |
| MISTY | Like eyes that are tearing up |
| EVIL | This is the eye that will give one a wicked look (4) |
| OTC | Like eye drops and aspirin, briefly |
| HERITABLE | Like eye or hair color |
| GENETIC | Like eye color or color blindness |
