| BANSHEE | Spirit in Irish folklore who wails to herald a death (7) |
| HANOI | Starts to herald a new operation in Vietnamese city (5) |
| DEATHKNELL | Something that heralds a death or destruction (5,5) |
| WARPATH | Western with a part possibly beginning to herald hostile course of action (7) |
| DIERDRE | ____ of the Sorrows is a tragic heroine in Irish folklore |
| SYNAPSE | Transmission point to herald brief shutdowns on radio? (7) |
| USHERIN | Herald, a court official, at home (5,2) |
| SOTHERE | Primarily, something offered to herald ending (rude expression!) (2,5) |
| MAGENTA | Monsieur Spy heralds a French victory |
| BANSHEES | Wailing female spirits in Irish folklore (8) |
| BABAYAGA | Witch of Slavic folklore who lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs |
| MEPHISTOPHELES | Demon in German folklore who originally appeared in the Faust legend |
| LITTLEJOHN | In folklore, who fought with Robin Hood with quarterstaffs on a bridge? (6,4) |
| TROLL | Supernatural creature in Scandinavian folklore who dwells in caves and mountains (5) |
| POOKA | Shape-shifting spirit in Irish mythology (5) |
| DITHER | In a word, it heralds a trembling state (6) |
| LEPRECHAUN | In Irish folklore, an imaginary creature that looks like a little old man (10) |
| ANEMONES | Wood -; "lady's nightcaps" or windflowers blooming in ancient woodlands from March until May, scattered by the wind gods to herald spring according to myth (8) |
| HUB | Starts to herald Ulan Bator as a centre of activity (3) |
| PRESTO | Hey ____, conjurors' exclamation to herald the climax of a trick (6) |
