| MANANA | Spanish word for "tomorrow" used in English to indicate a lax approach to deadlines |
| SLUG | Unit of mass in the English system of measurement, whose weight at sea level is 32.17 pounds. (This word is also used in English to describe a land snail without a shell.) (4) |
| IMPI | IsiZulu word for any armed body of men often used in English to refer to a Zulu regiment |
| CAREER | From the Latin for "wheeled vehicle", a word first used in English to mean "racecourse" or "a short gallop at full speed", later "progress through life" or one's profession (6) |
| MOUSSE | French word first used in English to describe the mass of tiny bubbles on the surface of a glass of champagne, later for a light frothy whipped pudding, reminiscent of this (6) |
| SYMBOL | Word for an emblem or token, originally used in English to refer to the Apostles' Creed (6) |
| SERIES | Latin word for "row, chain", used in English to describe a succession or sequence of things, such as books, games, programmes or stamps (6) |
| LITERATIM | Which Latin word is used in English to mean "letter for letter"? (9) |
| KITSCH | Which German term is used in English to describe 'camp, over-the-top cheesiness'? (6) |
| GRADE | A category of a listed building; a music exam; or, meaning "step", word originally used in English as a unit of measurement of angles, now for a particular level of quality, rank etc (5) |
| LAVA | First used in English in 1759, it is derived from a Neapolitan dialect word meaning "to fall." It describes what came out of, for example, Mount Vesuvius. |
| OLITORY | Word, first used in English in John Evelyn's Kalendarium Hortense, for a kitchen garden or a potager (7) |
| MASCARA | Spanish word for 'mask', used in English as the name of a popular cosmetic product (7) |
| NGOMSO | Xhosa word for tomorrow (6) |
| DEMAIN | French word for "tomorrow" |
| BLACKBERRY | Studied in batology and picked in a popular summer/autumn pastime, bramble fruit used in English country recipes from puddings, pies and preserves to liqueurs and vinegars (10) |
| MORTEM | Latin word for death, usually used in English with another Latin word (6) |
| POLLTAX | Rather a lax plot to hatch for personal levy (4,3) |
| LATEINTHEDAY | A handy title formulated to encapsulate European very near to deadline? (4,2,3,3) |
| THE | Word that accounts for 5% of words used in English |
